Eidbruch
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Eid + Bruch. Compare Middle High German eidebreche (“oath-breaking”, adjective), Old English āþbryċe (“oath-breaking, perjury”), whence English oathbreach, Dutch eedbreuk.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Eidbruch m (strong, genitive Eidbruches or Eidbruchs, plural Eidbrüche)
- oathbreach, the breaking of a vow or sworn pledge
Declension
[edit]Declension of Eidbruch [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Eidbruch” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Eidbruch” in Duden online
- “Eidbruch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache