æwbryce

Old English

Alternative forms

• ēwbryċe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aiwibruki. Equivalent to ǣ (“marriage”) +‎ bryċe (“breach”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæːwˌbry.t͡ʃe/

Noun

ǣwbryċe m

1. adultery

   Synonyms: ċiefeshād, dernġeliġersċipe, dyrneġeliġer, forliġenes, forliġer, ġeliġer, ġeliġernes

Declension

Declension of æwbryce (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ǣwbryċe	ǣwbryċas
accusative	ǣwbryċe	ǣwbryċas
genitive	ǣwbryċes	ǣwbryċa
dative	ǣwbryċe	ǣwbryċum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ǣwbryċe”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.