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Old English · verb

breoþan

Normalised brēoþan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class II
IPA
/ˈbre͜oː.θɑn/
[ˈbre͜oː.ðɑn]
Syllables
ˈbre͜oː · θɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
decay

Meaning

  1. to decay, waste away

Conjugation

Conjugation of breoþan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular brēoþebrēaþ
2nd singular brīestbruþe
3rd singular brīeþþbrīeþbrēaþ
Plural brēoþaþbruþon
Subjunctive
Singular brēoþebruþe
Plural brēoþenbruþen
Non-finite forms of breoþan
Form
Infinitive brēoþan
Inflected infinitive brēoþenne
Imperative singular brēoþ
Imperative plural brēoþaþ
Present participle brēoþende
Past participle broþenġebroþen

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *breuþaną (“to fall into ruin, decay”).

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