breoþan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *breuþaną (“to fall into ruin, decay”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbre͜oː.θɑn/, [ˈbre͜oː.ðɑn]
Verb
brēoþan
- to decay, waste away
Conjugation
Conjugation of brēoþan (strong, class II)
| infinitive | brēoþan | brēoþenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | brēoþe | brēaþ |
| second person singular | brīest | bruþe |
| third person singular | brīeþþ, brīeþ | brēaþ |
| plural | brēoþaþ | bruþon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | brēoþe | bruþe |
| plural | brēoþen | bruþen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | brēoþ | |
| plural | brēoþaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| brēoþende | (ġe)broþen | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle English: breothen, brethen
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “breóðan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “breóþan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.