𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽

𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brekaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrikan/

Verb

𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 • (brikan)

1. to break
2. to struggle, contend

Conjugation

Class 4 strong
Infinitive	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 brikan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰 brika	𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌺 brak	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌳𐌰 brikada
2nd singular	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌹𐍃 brikis	𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌺𐍄 brakt	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌶𐌰 brikaza
3rd singular	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌸 brikiþ	𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌺 brak	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌳𐌰 brikada
1st dual	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍉𐍃 brikōs	𐌱𐍂𐌴𐌺𐌿 brēku	—
2nd dual	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐍄𐍃 brikats	𐌱𐍂𐌴𐌺𐌿𐍄𐍃 brēkuts	—
1st plural	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌼 brikam	𐌱𐍂𐌴𐌺𐌿𐌼 brēkum	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 brikanda
2nd plural	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌸 brikiþ	𐌱𐍂𐌴𐌺𐌿𐌸 brēkuþ	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 brikanda
3rd plural	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳 brikand	𐌱𐍂𐌴𐌺𐌿𐌽 brēkun	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 brikanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌿 brikau	𐌱𐍂𐌴𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌿 brēkjau	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 brikaidau
2nd singular	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃 brikais	𐌱𐍂𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 brēkeis	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 brikaizau
3rd singular	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹 brikai	𐌱𐍂𐌴𐌺𐌹 brēki	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 brikaidau
1st dual	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 brikaiwa	𐌱𐍂𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 brēkeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 brikaits	𐌱𐍂𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 brēkeits	—
1st plural	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 brikaima	𐌱𐍂𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 brēkeima	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 brikaindau
2nd plural	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌸 brikaiþ	𐌱𐍂𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌸 brēkeiþ	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 brikaindau
3rd plural	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 brikaina	𐌱𐍂𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 brēkeina	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 brikaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺 brik
3rd singular	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 brikadau
2nd dual	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐍄𐍃 brikats
2nd plural	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌸 brikiþ
3rd plural	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 brikandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 brikands	𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍃 brukans

Derived terms

• 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (gabrikan)
• 𐌿𐍆𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (ufbrikan)

Descendants

• → Italian: brigare
• → Portuguese: brigar
  • Papiamentu: bringa
• → Spanish: bregar
• → Venetian: sbregar