bræt

From Middle Low German bret, from Proto-Germanic *bredą, a byform of *burdą (“board”).

Cognate with German Brett, Old English bred. Swedish bräde is also borrowed from Low German.

• IPA^(key): /brɛt/, [ˈb̥ʁad̥], [ˈb̥ʁɑd̥]
• Homophone: brat

bræt n (singular definite brættet, plural indefinite brædder, in compounds: brædde-)

1. board (a flat, long piece of wood, used as a material for building)

bræt n (singular definite brættet, plural indefinite brætter)

1. board (a plate used as an underlay)

Borrowed from English bright. Doublet of bjartur.

• IPA^(key): /praiːt/

  Rhymes: -aiːt

bræt (invariable)

1. (slang) bright (intelligent, smart, quick on the uptake)