brucan

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *brūkaną (“to enjoy, use”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (“enjoy”). Cognate with Old Frisian brūka, Old High German brūhhan (German brauchen), Old Saxon brūkan, Middle Dutch bruken (Dutch gebruiken), Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (brūkjan). The Indo-European root was also the source of Latin fruor (“enjoy”) and frūx (“fruit”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

brūcan

  1. to enjoy, to make use of
  2. to digest food

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of brūcan (strong class 2)
infinitive brūcan tō brūcanne
indicative present past
1st-person singular brūce brēac
2nd-person singular brūcest bruce
3rd-person singular brūceþ, brȳcþ brēac
plural brūcaþ brucon
subjunctive present past
singular brūce bruce
plural brūcen brucen
imperative
singular brūc
plural brūcaþ
participle present past
brūcende brocen

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