"breken" meaning in Middle Dutch

See breken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: From Old Dutch *brecan, from Proto-West Germanic *brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-. Etymology templates: {{root|dum|ine-pro|*bʰreg-}}, {{inh|dum|odt|*brecan}} Old Dutch *brecan, {{inh|dum|gmw-pro|*brekan}} Proto-West Germanic *brekan, {{inh|dum|gem-pro|*brekaną}} Proto-Germanic *brekaną, {{der|dum|ine-pro|*bʰreg-}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Head templates: {{head|dum|verb|head=brēken|head2=}} brēken, {{dum-verb|head=brēken}} brēken Inflection templates: {{dum-conj-st|brēk|brak|brâk|gebroken|class=4}} Forms: brēken [canonical], no-table-tags [table-tags], brēken [error-unrecognized-form, infinitive], brēkens [genitive, infinitive], brēkene [dative, infinitive], brēke [first-person, indicative, present, singular], brac [first-person, indicative, past, singular], brēke [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], brâke [first-person, past, singular, subjunctive], brēecs [indicative, present, second-person, singular], brēkes [indicative, present, second-person, singular], brâecs [indicative, past, second-person, singular], brâkes [indicative, past, second-person, singular], brēecs [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], brēkes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], brâkes [past, second-person, singular, subjunctive], brēect [indicative, present, singular, third-person], brēket [indicative, present, singular, third-person], brac [indicative, past, singular, third-person], brēke [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], brâke [past, singular, subjunctive, third-person], brēken [first-person, indicative, plural, present], brâken [first-person, indicative, past, plural], brēken [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], brâken [first-person, past, plural, subjunctive], brēect [indicative, plural, present, second-person], brēket [indicative, plural, present, second-person], brâect [indicative, past, plural, second-person], brâket [indicative, past, plural, second-person], brēect [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], brēket [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], brâket [past, plural, second-person, subjunctive], brēken [indicative, plural, present, third-person], brâken [indicative, past, plural, third-person], brēken [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], brâken [past, plural, subjunctive, third-person], brec [imperative, indicative, present, singular], brēec [imperative, indicative, present, singular], brēke [imperative, indicative, present, singular], brēect [imperative, indicative, plural, present], brēket [imperative, indicative, plural, present], brēkende [imperative, participle, present], gebroken [imperative, participle, past]
  1. to break, to break into pieces
    Sense id: en-breken-dum-verb-LjuuvkDZ
  2. to break, to be broken
    Sense id: en-breken-dum-verb-xHDxj4sn
  3. to destroy
    Sense id: en-breken-dum-verb-z~oZCw4l
  4. to break in
    Sense id: en-breken-dum-verb-WuJXT37V Categories (other): Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 17 13 13 32 13 13
  5. to end, to diminish, to weaken
    Sense id: en-breken-dum-verb-dP9bwB53
  6. to break, to overcome resistance, to subdue
    Sense id: en-breken-dum-verb-PgUFL7G0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gebrēken, misbrēken, ontbrēken, tebrēken, verbrēken 
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        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "brēect",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brēket",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brâect",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brâket",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brēect",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brēket",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brēken",
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      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brâken",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brēken",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brâken",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brec",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brēec",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brēke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brēect",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brēket",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "imperative",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brēkende",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gebroken",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "brēken",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "brēken",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "brēken"
      },
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      "name": "dum-verb"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "brēk",
        "2": "brak",
        "3": "brâk",
        "4": "gebroken",
        "class": "4"
      },
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    }
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  "lang": "Middle Dutch",
  "lang_code": "dum",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to break, to break into pieces"
      ],
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        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ],
        [
          "piece",
          "piece"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to break, to be broken"
      ],
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        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to destroy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "destroy",
          "destroy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to break in"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "break in",
          "break in"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to end, to diminish, to weaken"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "end",
          "end"
        ],
        [
          "diminish",
          "diminish"
        ],
        [
          "weaken",
          "weaken"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to break, to overcome resistance, to subdue"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "break",
          "break"
        ],
        [
          "overcome",
          "overcome"
        ],
        [
          "resistance",
          "resistance"
        ],
        [
          "subdue",
          "subdue"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "breken"
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: breken/Middle Dutch 'base form' base_tags={'infinitive'}",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Middle Dutch",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "breken",
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}

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