tobrecan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to break asunder or into pieces, break apart, break in two, overthrow, ruin, crush, destroy
- to infringe, violate
- to interrupt; inbreak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *tebrekaną (break apart) affix from Old English brecan (break).
Origin
Old English
brecan
Gloss
break
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- brechen German
- zerbrechen German
- zerbrechlich German
- *tebrekaną Proto-Germanic
- abrecan Old English
- bebrecan Old English
- brecan Old English
- brecþ Old English
- forbrecan Old English
- gebrecan Old English
- healfbrocen Old English
- inbrecan Old English
- oferbrecan Old English
- tōbrecan Old English
- þurhbrecan Old English
- breken Middle English
- tebreken Middle Dutch
- zibrehhan Old High German
- zerbrechen Middle High German
- *brekan gmw-pro
- tebrekan Old Dutch
- brekan Old Saxon
- tebrekan Old Saxon