broe

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *braudą, whence also Old English brēad (English bread), Old Frisian brād (West Frisian brea), Old Saxon brōd, Dutch brood, Old High German brōt (German Brot), Swedish bröd, Icelandic brauð. Stearns argues that the spelling is a misprint for unattested *broet.

Noun

broe

1. bread
   • 1589, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, letter:

     Broe. Panis.

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