abreoþan

Old English

Alternative forms

• ābrēoðan — edh spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- +‎ brēoþan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈbre͜oː.θɑn/, [ɑːˈbre͜oː.ðɑn]

Verb

ābrēoþan

1. (physical or moral) to degenerate, deteriorate, fall away
2. (weak conjugation, ergative) to destroy, ruin

Conjugation

Conjugation of ābrēoþan (strong class 2)

infinitive	ābrēoþan	ābrēoþenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ābrēoþe	ābrēaþ
second person singular	ābrīest	ābruþe
third person singular	ābrīeþþ, ābrīeþ	ābrēaþ
plural	ābrēoþaþ	ābruþon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ābrēoþe	ābruþe
plural	ābrēoþen	ābruþen
imperative
singular	ābrēoþ
plural	ābrēoþaþ
participle	present	past
	ābrēoþende	ābroþen

For causative second meaning:

Conjugation of ābrēoþan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ābrēoþan	ābrēoþenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ābrēoþe	ābrēoþde
second person singular	ābrēoþest, ābrēost	ābrēoþdest
third person singular	ābrēoþeþ, ābrēoþþ, ābrēoþ	ābrēoþde
plural	ābrēoþaþ	ābrēoþdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ābrēoþe	ābrēoþde
plural	ābrēoþen	ābrēoþden
imperative
singular	ābrēoþ
plural	ābrēoþaþ
participle	present	past
	ābrēoþende	ābrēoþed

Derived terms

• ābroþen

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĀBRĒOÐAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĀBRĒOÞAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.