"breken" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈbrɛːkən/
Etymology: From Old English brecan, from Proto-West Germanic *brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną. Doublet of brayen (“to break up”). Etymology templates: {{root|enm|ine-pro|*bʰreg-}}, {{inh|enm|ang|brecan}} Old English brecan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*brekan}} Proto-West Germanic *brekan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*brekaną}} Proto-Germanic *brekaną, {{doublet|enm|brayen|id1=to break up|t1=to break up}} Doublet of brayen (“to break up”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} breken Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|brek|brak|brek|brok|2a=brek|3a=brak|class=4}} Forms: strong [table-tags], breken [infinitive], to breken [infinitive], breke [infinitive], breke [first-person, present, singular], brak [first-person, past, singular], brek [first-person, past, singular], brekest [present, second-person, singular], breke [past, second-person, singular], brake [past, second-person, singular], brak [past, second-person, singular], brek [past, second-person, singular], breketh [present, singular, third-person], brak [past, singular, third-person], brek [past, singular, third-person], breke [present, singular, subjunctive], breke [past, singular, subjunctive], brake [past, singular, subjunctive], breke [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], breken [plural, present], breke [plural, present], breken [past, plural], breke [past, plural], braken [past, plural], brake [past, plural], breketh [imperative, plural, present], breke [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], brekynge [participle, present], brekende [participle, present], broken [participle, past], broke [participle, past], ybroken [participle, past], ybroke [participle, past]
  1. to break Synonyms: breoken, braken Derived forms: breker
    Sense id: en-breken-enm-verb-uvkE5ojw Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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}

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