abrecan

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *uʀbrekan (“to break apart, smash, shatter”), equivalent to ā- +‎ brecan (“to break”). Cognate with Old High German irbrehhan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑːˈbre.kɑn/ === Verb === ābrecan (transitive) to break, break to pieces, break down, conquer, vanquish, take by storm, capture, violate, destroy, assault The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (intransitive) to break out, break away, break forth ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: abreken