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Old English · verb

breotan

Normalised brēotan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class II
IPA
/ˈbre͜oː.tɑn/
Syllables
ˈbre͜oː · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
bruise

Meaning

  1. to break, bruise, destroy

Conjugation

Conjugation of breotan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular brēotebrēat
2nd singular brīetstbrute
3rd singular brīettbrīetbrēat
Plural brēotaþbruton
Subjunctive
Singular brēotebrute
Plural brēotenbruten
Non-finite forms of breotan
Form
Infinitive brēotan
Inflected infinitive brēotenne
Imperative singular brēot
Imperative plural brēotaþ
Present participle brēotende
Past participle brotenġebroten

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *breutan, from Proto-Germanic *breutaną.

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