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a-breótan

  • verb [ weakstrong ]
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a-breótan, p. -breát, pl. -bruton; pp. -broten
To bruise, break, destroy, kill; frangere, confringere, concidere, necare
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  • Billum abreótan

    to destroy with bills,

    • Cd. 153; Th. 190, 14
    • ;
    • Exod. 199
    • .
  • Yldo beám abreóteþ

    age breaks the tree.

    • Salm. Kmbl. 591
    • ;
    • Sal. 295
    • .
  • Hine seó brimwylf abroten hæfde

    the sea-wolf had destroyed him,

    • Beo. Th. 3203
    • ;
    • B. 1599
    • .
  • Stánum abreótan

    lapidare,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 1017
    • ;
    • El. 510
    • .
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v.  a-breátan.
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