husbryce

Old English

Alternative forms

  • hūsbriċe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hūsabruki; equivalent to hūs (“house”) +‎ bryċe (“breaking”). Cognate with Old Frisian hūsbreke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxuːsˌbry.t͡ʃe/, [ˈhuːzˌbry.t͡ʃe]

Noun

hūsbryċe m

  1. burglary
    Hūsbryċe biþ þonne man hūs bricþ þæt hē sum þing stele.
    A burglary is when someone breaks into a house to steal something.

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative hūsbryċe hūsbryċas
accusative hūsbryċe hūsbryċas
genitive hūsbryċes hūsbryċa
dative hūsbryċe hūsbryċum

Derived terms

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