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English

/pɹɒd/, /pɹɑd/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To poke, to push, to touch.
  • (transitive) To encourage, to prompt.
  • (transitive) To prick with a goad.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English brodden derived from Old Norse broddr (shaft, spike) derived from Proto-Germanic *bruzdaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*bruzdaz

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