tobrecan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tebrekaną, *twizbrekaną (“to break apart”), equivalent to tō- +‎ brecan. Cognate with Old Frisian tōbreka, Old Dutch tebrekan, Old Saxon tebrekan, Old High German zibrehhan (German zerbrechen).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toːˈbre.kɑn/

Verb

tōbrecan

1. to break asunder or into pieces, break apart, break in two, overthrow, ruin, crush, destroy
2. to infringe, violate
3. to interrupt; inbreak

Conjugation

Conjugation of tōbrecan (strong class 4)

infinitive	tōbrecan	tōbrecenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	tōbrece	tōbræc
second person singular	tōbricst	tōbrǣce
third person singular	tōbricþ	tōbræc
plural	tōbrecaþ	tōbrǣcon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	tōbrece	tōbrǣce
plural	tōbrecen	tōbrǣcen
imperative
singular	tōbrec
plural	tōbrecaþ
participle	present	past
	tōbrecende	tōbrocen

Descendants

• Middle English: tobreken
  • English: tobreak

References

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