Brade
/breɪd/noun
An obsolete verb meaning to make broad, widen, or spread out.
Did you know?Brade belongs to an old family of words built from the idea of widening or spreading, making its history unexpectedly resonant with symbolic language about expansion and manifestation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bherǵʰ-
“To rise, swell, or become prominent; the presumed ancestral root associated with broadness.”
Old English
Old English
brādian
“To make broad or widen.”
Middle English
Middle English
braden
“To broaden, spread, or enlarge.”
14th–15th Century
English
brade
“To make broad or wide; an obsolete verbal form.”
Modern English
English
brade
“A rare or obsolete word, chiefly encountered in historical dictionaries and texts.”