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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bibrekan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *bi- + *brekan.
Verb
*bibrekan
- to break
Inflection
| Strong class 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *bibrekan | |
| 1st sg. past | *bibrak | |
| 3rd pl. past | *bibrākun | |
| Past ptcple | *bibrokan | |
| Infinitive | *bibrekan | |
| Genitive infin. | *bibrekannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *bibrekannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *bibrekannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bibreku | *bibrak |
| 2nd singular | *bibrikiʀi | *bibrākī |
| 3rd singular | *bibrikidi | *bibrak |
| 1st plural | *bibrekum | *bibrākum |
| 2nd plural | *bibrikid | *bibrākud |
| 3rd plural | *bibrekand | *bibrākun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bibrekē | *bibrākī |
| 2nd singular | *bibrekēs | *bibrākī |
| 3rd singular | *bibrekē | *bibrākī |
| 1st plural | *bibrekēm | *bibrākīm |
| 2nd plural | *bibrekēþ | *bibrākīd |
| 3rd plural | *bibrekēn | *bibrākīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *bibrek | |
| Plural | *bibrikid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *bibrekandī | *bibrokan |
Related terms
- *bruki
Descendants
- Old English: bebrecan
- Middle English: bibreken, bebreken
- English: bebreak
- Middle English: bibreken, bebreken
- Old Saxon: bibrekan
- Middle Low German: bebreken
- Low German: bebreken
- Middle Low German: bebreken
- Old High German: bibrehhan
- Middle High German: bebrechen
- German: bebrechen
- Middle High German: bebrechen