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Old English · verb

abrytan

Normalised ābrȳtan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈbryː.tɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈbryː · tɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
breakcrush

Meaning

  1. to crush, break

  2. to destroy

Conjugation

Conjugation of abrytan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ābrȳteābrȳtte
2nd singular ābrȳtestābrȳtstābrȳttest
3rd singular ābrȳteþābrȳttābrȳtābrȳtte
Plural ābrȳtaþābrȳtton
Subjunctive
Singular ābrȳteābrȳtte
Plural ābrȳtenābrȳtten
Non-finite forms of abrytan
Form
Infinitive ābrȳtan
Inflected infinitive ābrȳtenne
Imperative singular ābrȳt
Imperative plural ābrȳtaþ
Present participle ābrȳtende
Past participle ābrȳted

All forms (16)

Etymology

From ā- + brȳtan (“to break, destroy”).

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