husbryce

Old English

Alternative forms

• hūsbriċe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hūsabruki; equivalent to hūs (“house”) +‎ bryċe (“breaking”). Cognate with Old Frisian hūsbreke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxuːsˌbry.t͡ʃe/, [ˈhuːzˌbry.t͡ʃe]

Noun

hūsbryċe m

1. burglary

   Hūsbryċe biþ þonne man hūs bricþ þæt hē sum þing stele.

   A burglary is when someone breaks into a house to steal something.

Declension

Declension of hūsbryċe (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hūsbryċe	hūsbryċas
accusative	hūsbryċe	hūsbryċas
genitive	hūsbryċes	hūsbryċa
dative	hūsbryċe	hūsbryċum

Derived terms

• hūsbryċel (“burglarious”)