breatan

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *brautan, from Proto-Germanic *brautaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd-. Related to Old Norse breyta, from Proto-Germanic *brautijaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbræ͜ɑː.tɑn/ === Verb === brēatan to break, to demolish, destroy to kill ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ābrēatan ==== Related terms ==== brēotan brotettan brytsen brytsnian ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: breten (merged with descendants of Old English brēotan and brīetan)