brosnian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brusnōn, related to *brausijaną (“to crush, break”). Related to brysan (“to crush, bruise”) (modern bruise).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbros.ni.ɑn/, [ˈbroz.ni.ɑn]

Verb

brosnian

1. to corrupt, decay, to perish, to rot
   • Brosnade burgsteal

     The city-place has perished

   • Ða bēamas ā grēne stondaþ, nǣfre brosniaþ

     The trees always stand green, never decay

   • Ðære fǣmnan līchoma brosnian ne mihte

     The body of the maiden could not corrupt

Conjugation

Conjugation of brosnian (weak class 2)

infinitive	brosnian	brosnienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	brosniġe	brosnode
second person singular	brosnast	brosnodest
third person singular	brosnaþ	brosnode
plural	brosniaþ	brosnodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	brosniġe	brosnode
plural	brosniġen	brosnoden
imperative
singular	brosna
plural	brosniaþ
participle	present	past
	brosniende	(ġe)brosnod

Derived terms

• gebrosnung (“corruption”)
• ungebrosnung (“uncorruption”)
• brosniendlīc (“corruptible”)
• unbrosniendlīc (“incorruptible”)

Related terms

• brȳsan

Descendants

• Middle English: brostnian (early)