brandreth

See also: Brandreth

English

Alternative forms

• brandrith

Etymology

From Middle English brandreth, from Old English brandrād, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *brandaraidō.

Noun

brandreth (plural brandreths)

1. (now historical) A tripod or stand for a cask, a haystack, etc.
   • 2006, Bill Griffiths, Stotty 'n' Spice Cake: The Story of North East Cooking, Northumbria University Press, page 104:

     […] the girdle was less and lighter, and upon an iron tripod, called a brandreth […]

   • 1837, The Publications of the Surtees Society, page ccccxx:

     Paid for working 5 stone of iron of the old “brandreth” at 2d. 10d.

2. (obsolete) A railing around a well.

Further reading

• https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/brandreth

Anagrams

• Bernhardt

Middle English

Alternative forms

• brandelede, brandereth, brandlete, brandrethe, brandryth, brendelett, brenlede

Etymology

From Old English brandrād (from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]) and Old Norse brandreið, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brandaraidō. Equivalent to brand +‎ rode (“ride”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrandrɛθ(ə)/, /ˈbrandlɛd(ə)/, /ˈbrandlɛt(ə)/

Noun

brandreth (plural brandreths)

1. trivet, gridiron
2. wood framework

Descendants

• English: brandreth

References

• “brand-reth, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.