bruche

See also: Bruche and Brüche

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• brauche, brouche (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German brūhhan, from Proto-Germanic *brūkaną.

The past tense forms broht, brooch (both with the open vowel /ɔː/) were doubtless formed by analogy with moht, mooch, from mugge (“may”). It is not ruled out, however, that they are alterations of older strong forms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʀuxə/

Verb

bruche (third-person singular present bruch, past tense broht or brooch, past participle jebruch)

1. (Ripuarian) to need

   Bruchs de dat noch odder kann ich dat fottdonn?

   Do you still need this or can I throw it away?

2. (Ripuarian, interrogative or negated) to need, have to

   Wann ich em Lotto jewennen dät, bröht ich nie widder (ze) ärbeede.

   If I won the lottery, I would never have to work again.

French

Noun

bruche f (plural bruches)

1. bruchid

Further reading

• “bruche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Noun

brūche

1. vocative singular of brūchus

Middle English

Noun

bruche

1. Alternative form of broche