the first sprouts or shoots of grass, corn, or other crops; new growth
intransitive verb
2. (of a crop or a seed)
to sprout; appear above the ground
Word origin
[1400–50; late ME breird, var. of brerd a sprout, to sprout, OE brerd edge, top; akin to brad]This word is first recorded in the period 1400–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dial, peg, separate, structure, trunk