*brewwaną

Runic: ᛒᚱᛖᚹᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbrew.wɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 2

Meanings

to brew

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-e/o- from root *bʰrewh₁- (‘to boil, brew’), related to Ancient Greek ἀπέφρυσεν (apéphrusen) (apéphrusen, ‘brewed’). Cognates are Albanian: brume (‘dough’), Ancient Greek πορφῡ́ρω (porphū́rō) (porphū́rō, ‘to heave, boil, surge up’), and Old Irish bruith (‘that which is boiled, melted’). Related to *brinnaną (‘to burn, be on fire’), *bruþą (‘broth’), and *braudą (‘bread’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	brewwō	brewwaų	–
2nd singular	briwwizi	brewwaiz	breww
3rd singular	briwwidi	brewwai	brewwadau
1st dual	brewwōz	brewwaiw	–
2nd dual	brewwadiz	brewwaidiz	brewwadiz
1st plural	brewwamaz	brewwaim	–
2nd plural	briwwid	brewwaid	briwwid
3rd plural	brewwandi	brewwain	brewwandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	brewwai	–
2nd singular	brewwazai	brewwaizau
3rd singular	brewwadai	brewwaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	brewwandai	brewwaindau
2nd plural	brewwandai	brewwaindau
3rd plural	brewwandai	brewwaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	brau	bruwį̄
2nd singular	braut	bruwīz
3rd singular	brau	bruwī
1st dual	bruwū	bruwīw
2nd dual	bruwudiz	bruwīdiz
1st plural	bruwum	bruwīm
2nd plural	bruwud	bruwīd
3rd plural	bruwun	bruwīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
brewwaną	brewwandz	bruwanaz

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Descendants

*breuwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *breuwan, *briuwan (Old Dutch)
  - bruwen, brouwen (Middle Dutch)
    - brouwen (Dutch)
      - brou (Afrikaans)
*breuwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- brēowan (Old English)
  - brewen (Middle English)
    - brew (English)
    - brew (Scots)
*breuwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- briūwa (Old Frisian)
  - bruwen (North Frisian)
  - bjoue (Saterland Frisian)
  - brouwe (West Frisian)
*breuwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- briuwan (Old High German)
  - briuwen, brūwen (Middle High German)
    - brauen (German)
    - brauen (Luxembourgish)
*breuwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- briuwan, breuwan (Old Saxon)
  - bruwen, brouwen (Middle Low German)
    - bruen, bruggen, brauen, broen (Low German)
*bryggja, brugga, brugginn (Old Norse)
- bryggja (Faroese)
- brugga (Icelandic)
* bryggja, brugga, brugginn (Old Norse)
- brygge (Danish)
  - brygge (Norwegian Bokmål)
* bryggja, brugga, brugginn (Old Norse)
- bryggja (Middle Norwegian)
  - bryggja (Norwegian Nynorsk)
* bryggja, brugga, brugginn (Old Norse)
- bryggia (Old Swedish)
  - brygga (Swedish)

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