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 7)

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

Related terms

• brēotan
• brotettan
• brytsen
• brytsnian

Descendants

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