in (also on, upon) brede: widely; extensively; so as to extend over a wide or large area; far and wide. Cf. abreid, adv.

To a great distance or length; far. Also: to a great extent; widely. Chiefly in wide and side, side and wide: far and wide.

In or to various places, over a wide region, widely, far and wide; in or to a distant place, far away. Also occasionally as adj.: widely…

Over a large region, widely; far and wide. Obsolete.