breotan

Old English

Alternative forms

• brēoþan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *breutan, from Proto-Germanic *breutaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbre͜oː.tɑn/

Verb

brēotan

1. to break, bruise, destroy

Conjugation

Conjugation of brēotan (strong class 2)

infinitive	brēotan	brēotenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	brēote	brēat
second person singular	brīetst	brute
third person singular	brīett, brīet	brēat
plural	brēotaþ	bruton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	brēote	brute
plural	brēoten	bruten
imperative
singular	brēot
plural	brēotaþ
participle	present	past
	brēotende	(ġe)broten

Related terms

• brēatan

References

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