abreoþan

Old English

Alternative forms

  • ābrēoðan

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- + brēoþan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈbreːoðɑn/

Verb

ābrēoþan

  1. (physical or moral) to degenerate, deteriorate, fall away
  2. (weak conjugation, ergative) to destroy, ruin

Conjugation

For causative second meaning:

Derived terms

Further reading

  • ĀBRĒOÐAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
  • ĀBRĒOÞAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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