brecan
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[edit] Old English
[edit] Etymology
From Germanic *breka-, from Indo-European *bhreg-. Germanic cognates include Old Frisian breka, Old Saxon brekan (Dutch breken), Old High German brehhan (German brechen), Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽. Latin frangere is also from the same IE root.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈbrekɑn/
[edit] Verb
brecan (class IV strong: third-person singular present briceþ, third-person singular preterite bræc, preterite plural brǣcon, past participle brocen)
- to break
[edit] Descendants
- English: break
