- bréotan
- \bréotan2 sv/t2 3rd pres bríeteþ past bréat/bruton ptp gebroten to break in pieces, hew down, demolish, destroy, kill
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
bréotan
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breotan — break … The Old English to English
break — breotan … English to the Old English
brittle — [14] Brittle probably comes from a Germanic stem *brut ‘break’, which had several descendants in Old English (including the verbs brēotan and gebryttan ‘break’) that did not survive the Norman Conquest. It came in a more than usual profusion of… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
brittle — [14] Brittle probably comes from a Germanic stem *brut ‘break’, which had several descendants in Old English (including the verbs brēotan and gebryttan ‘break’) that did not survive the Norman Conquest. It came in a more than usual profusion of… … Word origins
brothel — noun Etymology: Middle English, worthless fellow, prostitute, from brothen, past participle of brethen to waste away, go to ruin, from Old English brēothan to waste away; akin to Old English brēotan to break more at brittle Date: circa 1566… … New Collegiate Dictionary
brittle — I. adjective (brittler; brittlest) Etymology: Middle English britil; akin to Old English brēotan to break, Old Norse brjōta Date: 14th century 1. a. easily broken, cracked, or snapped < brittle clay > < brittle glass > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Bretwalda — Bretwalda, also Brytenwalda, Bretenanwealda, is an Anglo Saxon term, the first record of which comes from the late ninth century Anglo Saxon Chronicle . It is applied in that chronicle to some of the rulers of Anglo Saxon kingdoms from the fifth… … Wikipedia
Bretwalda — Angelsächsische Chronik (MS C), Eintrag für 827(829) Bretwalda (zu dt.: den weithin Herrschenden) ist ein Begriff aus dem angelsächsischen England, der in der Angelsächsischen Chronik verwendet wurde. Mit der Zusammenstellung der Angelsächsischen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bretwalda — (également Brytenwalda ou Bretenanwealda) est un terme anglo saxon, dont la trace la plus ancienne remonte à la Chronique anglo saxonne, compilée vers la fin du IXe siècle). Il désigne certains souverains anglo saxons ayant régné à partir du … Wikipédia en Français
broten — past part of bréotan … Old to modern English dictionary
