UrsprungSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
- definite, form-of, singulardefinite singular
- form-of, pluralplural
- to spread
“Smittan breder ut sig” — The infection is spreading
“Hon brer sylt på mackan” — She spreads jam on the sandwich
“bre mjukost på en macka” — put [spread] cheese spread on a sandwich
- to butter (a sandwich)
“Han brer mackan” — He butters the sandwich
- broadlyto make (a sandwich, including adding any toppings or fillings (which the butter is not considered as – sandwiches are almost always buttered in Swedish cuisine))
“Hon gick till köket och bredde sig en macka” — She went to the kitchen and made herself a (buttered) sandwich
- figurativelyto lay it on (thick)
“Jäklar vad han brer på” — Damn, he's really laying it on thick
“bre på rejält” — lay it on thick
- figurativelyto deliberately speak with a strong regional dialect or the like
“Det är skönt att komma hem och få bre på” — It's nice to come home and get to speak dialect ["lay (spread) it on"]
Formerbreder(present) · bredde(preterite) · brett(supine) · bred(imperative) · breda(active, infinitive) · bredas(infinitive, passive) · brett(active, supine) · bretts(passive, supine) · bred(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · breden(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · breder(active, indicative, present) · bredde(active, indicative, past) · breds(indicative, passive, present) · bredes(indicative, passive, present) · breddes(indicative, passive, past) · breda(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · bredde(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · bredas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)