*brūkaną

Runic: ᛒᚱᚢᚲᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbruː.kɑ.nɑ̃/

verb

Meanings

to make use of, employ, use, consume

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg-e/o- from root *bʰruHg- (‘to make use of’). Cognate with Latin fruor (‘to enjoy, derive pleasure from’).

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	brūkō	brūkaų	–
2nd singular	brūkizi	brūkaiz	brūk
3rd singular	brūkidi	brūkai	brūkadau
1st dual	brūkōz	brūkaiw	–
2nd dual	brūkadiz	brūkaidiz	brūkadiz
1st plural	brūkamaz	brūkaim	–
2nd plural	brūkid	brūkaid	brūkid
3rd plural	brūkandi	brūkain	brūkandau

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
brūkaną	brūkandz	brūhtaz

*brūkan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *brūkan (Old Dutch)
  - bruken (Middle Dutch)
    - bruiken (Dutch)
    - broeke (Limburgish)
*brūkan (Proto-West Germanic)
- brūcan (Old English)
  - brouken (Middle English)
    - brook (English)
    - brook, brouk (Scots)
*brūkan (Proto-West Germanic)
- brūka (Old Frisian)
  - bruwcken (North Frisian)
  - bruke (Saterland Frisian)
  - brûke (West Frisian)
*brūkan (Proto-West Germanic)
- brūhhan (Old High German)
  - brūchen (Middle High German)
    - bruuche (Alemannic German)
    - brauchen (German)
*brūkan (Proto-West Germanic)
- brūhhan (Old High German)
  - brūchen (Middle High German)
    - bruche, brauche (Central Franconian)
      - brauchen (Luxembourgish)
*brūkan (Proto-West Germanic)
- brūkan (Old Saxon)
  - brûken (Middle Low German)
    - bruge (Danish)
    - brúka (Faroese)
    - brúka (Icelandic)
    - bruken (Low German)
    - bruke (Norwegian Bokmål)
    - bruke (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    - bruka (Swedish)
𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (brūkjan) (Gothic)