Reconstruction:Old English/bryttan

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bruttjan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbryt.tɑn/

Verb

*bryttan

  1. to break, crumble

Conjugation

Conjugation of *bryttan (weak, class 1)
infinitive *bryttan *bryttenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *brytte *brytte
second person singular *brytst *bryttest
third person singular *brytt, *bryt *brytte
plural *bryttaþ *brytton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *brytte *brytte
plural *brytten *brytten
imperative
singular *bryte
plural *bryttaþ
participle present past
*bryttende (ġe)*bryted, (ġe)*brytt, (ġe)*bryt

Derived terms

  • ġebryttan

Descendants

  • Middle English: britten, bretten, bryttyn (merged with descendant of Old Norse brytja)
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