*brakōną

Runic: ᛒᚱᚨᚲᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbrɑ.kɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

to burst, to crash
to creak

Etymology

Either from a denominative formation equivalent to *braką (‘a creaking noise; a breaking, fracture’) + *-ōną(forms denominative Weak class 2 verbs), or from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrog-eh₂-yé/ó-, an o-grade iterative formation from root *bʰreg- (‘to break’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	brakō	brakǭ	–
2nd singular	brakōsi	brakōs	brakō
3rd singular	brakōþi	brakō	brakōþau
1st dual	brakōs	brakōw	–
2nd dual	brakōþiz	brakōþiz	brakōþiz
1st plural	brakōmaz	brakōm	–
2nd plural	brakōþ	brakōþ	brakōþ
3rd plural	brakōnþi	brakōn	brakōnþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	brakōi	–
2nd singular	brakōsai	brakōsau
3rd singular	brakōþai	brakōþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	brakōnþai	brakōnþau
2nd plural	brakōnþai	brakōnþau
3rd plural	brakōnþai	brakōnþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	brakōdǭ	brakōdēdį̄
2nd singular	brakōdēz	brakōdēdīz
3rd singular	brakōdē	brakōdēdī
1st dual	brakōdēdū	brakōdēdīw
2nd dual	brakōdēdudiz	brakōdēdīdiz
1st plural	brakōdēdum	brakōdēdīm
2nd plural	brakōdēdud	brakōdēdīd
3rd plural	brakōdēdun	brakōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
brakōną	brakōndz	brakōdaz

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Descendants

*brakōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- brakōn (Old Saxon)
*brakōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *brakon (Old Dutch)
  - brāken (Middle Dutch)
    - braken (Dutch)
*brakōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *brakia (Old Frisian)
  - braakje, brake (West Frisian)
*brakōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *brahhōn (Old High German)
  - brachen (Middle High German)
braka (Old Norse)
- braka (Faroese)
- braka (Icelandic)

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