From Middle English brath, broth, braith, from Old Norse bráðr ("hasty, sudden"), from Proto-Germanic *brēþaz ("hot, in a hurry, rushed"), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrē-, *bʰerē-, from *bʰer-. Cognate with Icelandic bráður ("quick, hasty, excited"), Swedish bråd ("hasty, sudden, urgent"), Danish bråd ("hasty, sudden"). Related to breath, brew.
From Middle English brath, from Old Norse bráð ("haste"), from bráðr. See above.
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