Reconstruction:Old English/bryttan

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *bruttjan.

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*bryttan

  1. to break, crumble

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  • Middle English: britten, bretten, bryttyn (merged with descendant of Old Norse brytja)