husbryce
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *hūsabruki; equivalent to hūs (“house”) + bryċe (“breaking”). Cognate with Old Frisian hūsbreke.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hūsbryċe m
- 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 edit
Declension of husbryce (strong i-stem)
Derived terms edit
- hūsbryċel (“burglarious”)