*breutaną

Runic: ᛒᚱᛖᚢᛏᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbreu̯.tɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 2

Meanings

to destroy, crush, break (open), bud (open), bud

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd-e/o-, from root *bʰrewd- (‘to bud’), which (Pokorny 1959) treats as a d-extension of *bʰrew- (‘destroy, break’), undoubtedly related to the s-extension *bʰrews- (‘to break’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	breutō	breutaų	–
2nd singular	briutizi	breutaiz	breut
3rd singular	briutidi	breutai	breutadau
1st dual	breutōz	breutaiw	–
2nd dual	breutadiz	breutaidiz	breutadiz
1st plural	breutamaz	breutaim	–
2nd plural	briutid	breutaid	briutid
3rd plural	breutandi	breutain	breutandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	breutai	–
2nd singular	breutazai	breutaizau
3rd singular	breutadai	breutaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	breutandai	breutaindau
2nd plural	breutandai	breutaindau
3rd plural	breutandai	breutaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	braut	brutį̄
2nd singular	braust	brutīz
3rd singular	braut	brutī
1st dual	brutū	brutīw
2nd dual	brutudiz	brutīdiz
1st plural	brutum	brutīm
2nd plural	brutud	brutīd
3rd plural	brutun	brutīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
breutaną	breutandz	brutanaz

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Descendants

*breutan (Proto-West Germanic)
- brēotan (Old English)
  - breten (Middle English)
*breutan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *briozan (Old High German)
  - briezen (Middle High German)
ᛒᛡᚱᛁᚢᛏᛁᚦ (bᴀriutiþ), ᛒᛡᚱᚢᛏᛉ (bᴀrutʀ (Proto-Norse)
- brjóta, ᛒᚱᛁᚢᛏᛁ (briuti) (Old Norse)
  - briuota (Elfdalian)
  - bróta (Faroese)
  - braute (Gutnish)
  - brjóta (Icelandic)
  - brǿte (Jamtish)
  - brjota, bryta (Norwegian Nynorsk)
ᛒᛡᚱᛁᚢᛏᛁᚦ (bᴀriutiþ), ᛒᛡᚱᚢᛏᛉ (bᴀrutʀ (Proto-Norse)
- brjóta, ᛒᚱᛁᚢᛏᛁ (briuti) (Old Norse)
  - brȳtæ (Old Danish)
    - bryde (Danish)
      - bryte (Norwegian Bokmål)
ᛒᛡᚱᛁᚢᛏᛁᚦ (bᴀriutiþ), ᛒᛡᚱᚢᛏᛉ (bᴀrutʀ (Proto-Norse)
- brjóta, ᛒᚱᛁᚢᛏᛁ (briuti) (Old Norse)
  - brȳta (Old Swedish)
    - bryta (Swedish)
ᛒᛡᚱᛁᚢᛏᛁᚦ (bᴀriutiþ), ᛒᛡᚱᚢᛏᛉ (bᴀrutʀ (Proto-Norse)
- brjóta, ᛒᚱᛁᚢᛏᛁ (briuti) (Old Norse)
  - brȳtæ (Old Danish)
    - bryde (Danish)
      - bryte (Norwegian Bokmål)
*𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍄𐌰𐌽 (*briutan) (Gothic)

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