breotan
Old English
Alternative forms
- brēatan, brēoþan
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *breutan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbre͜oː.tɑn/
Verb
brēotan
- to break, bruise, destroy
Conjugation
Conjugation of brēotan (strong class 2)
infinitive | brēotan | brēotenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | brēote | brēat |
second person singular | brīetst | brute |
third person singular | brīett, brīet | brēat |
plural | brēotaþ | bruton |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | brēote | brute |
plural | brēoten | bruten |
imperative | ||
singular | brēot | |
plural | brēotaþ | |
participle | present | past |
brēotende | (ġe)broten |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “BREÓTAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.