brække
See also: brekke
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Low German breken, from Old Saxon brekan, cognate with English break, German brechen.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
brække (imperative bræk, infinitive at brække, present tense brækker, past tense brækkede, perfect tense har brækket)
- (transitive, intransitive) to break (to end up in two or more pieces that cannot easily be reassembled, or to cause to end up in two or more pieces)
- (transitive, intransitive) to break, crack, fracture (of a bone, to crack, or to cause to crack)
- (reflexive) to throw up, vomit (to regurgitate the contents of a stomach). See Thesaurus:vomit, Thesaurus:regurgitate
- Synonym: kaste op
InflectionEdit
Inflection of brække
Derived termsEdit
- bræk (“vomit, break-in”)
- brækning (“vomiting”)
- halsbrækkende (“breakneck”)
- radbrække (“break on the wheel”)
ReferencesEdit
- “brække” in Den Danske Ordbog