breatan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brautan, from Proto-Germanic *brautaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd-. Related to Old Norse breyta, from Proto-Germanic *brautijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbræ͜ɑː.tɑn/

Verb

brēatan

  1. to break,
  2. to demolish, destroy
  3. to kill

Conjugation

Conjugation of brēatan (strong, class VII)
infinitive brēatan brēatenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular brēate brēot
second person singular brīetst brēote
third person singular brīett, brīet brēot
plural brēataþ brēoton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular brēate brēote
plural brēaten brēoten
imperative
singular brēat
plural brēataþ
participle present past
brēatende (ġe)brēaten

Derived terms

  • ābrēatan

Descendants

  • Middle English: breten (merged with descendants of Old English brēotan and brīetan)
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