"breatan" meaning in Old English

See breatan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈbræ͜ɑː.tɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *brautan, from Proto-Germanic *brautaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd-. Related to Old Norse breyta, from Proto-Germanic *brautijaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*brautan}} Proto-West Germanic *brautan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*brautaną}} Proto-Germanic *brautaną, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*bʰrewd-}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd-, {{cog|non|breyta}} Old Norse breyta, {{cog|gem-pro|*brautijaną}} Proto-Germanic *brautijaną Head templates: {{ang-verb|head=brēatan}} brēatan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|brēatan<s7>}} Forms: brēatan [canonical], strong [table-tags], brēatan [infinitive], brēatenne [infinitive], brēate [first-person, present, singular], brēot [first-person, past, singular], brīetst [present, second-person, singular], brēote [past, second-person, singular], brīett [present, singular, third-person], brīet [present, singular, third-person], brēot [past, singular, third-person], brēataþ [plural, present], brēoton [past, plural], brēate [present, singular], brēote [past, singular], brēaten [plural, present], brēoten [past, plural], brēat [imperative, past, present, singular], brēataþ [imperative, past, plural, present], brēatende [imperative, present], brēaten [imperative, past], ġebrēaten [imperative, past]
  1. to break,
    Sense id: en-breatan-ang-verb-PmeMiV54
  2. to demolish, destroy
    Sense id: en-breatan-ang-verb-cXhAd51A Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 20 60 20
  3. to kill
    Sense id: en-breatan-ang-verb-Ps~5DR-I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ābrēatan Related terms: brēotan, brotettan, brytsen, brytsnian

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      "ipa": "/ˈbræ͜ɑː.tɑn/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Old English lemmas",
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    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "present",
        "singular"
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        "present"
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      "form": "brēoten",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbræ͜ɑː.tɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "breatan"
}

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