breoþan
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *breuþaną (“to fall into ruin, decay”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
brēoþan
- to decay, waste away
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of brēoþan (strong class 2)
infinitive | brēoþan | brēoþenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | brēoþe | brēaþ |
second person singular | brīest | bruþe |
third person singular | brīeþþ, brīeþ | brēaþ |
plural | brēoþaþ | bruþon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | brēoþe | bruþe |
plural | brēoþen | bruþen |
imperative | ||
singular | brēoþ | |
plural | brēoþaþ | |
participle | present | past |
brēoþende | (ġe)broþen |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “breóðan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “breóþan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.