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Old English · verb

brytan

Normalised brȳtan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈbryː.tɑn/
Syllables
ˈbryː · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
crushgrind

Meaning

  1. to crush, grind

  2. to break asunder

  3. to destroy

Conjugation

Conjugation of brytan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular brȳtebrȳtte
2nd singular brȳtestbrȳtstbrȳttest
3rd singular brȳteþbrȳttbrȳtbrȳtte
Plural brȳtaþbrȳtton
Subjunctive
Singular brȳtebrȳtte
Plural brȳtenbrȳtten
Non-finite forms of brytan
Form
Infinitive brȳtan
Inflected infinitive brȳtenne
Imperative singular brȳt
Imperative plural brȳtaþ
Present participle brȳtende
Past participle brȳtedġebrȳted

All forms (17)

Etymology

Related to bryttian (“to dispense”).

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