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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *brūkan (“to enjoy, use”).
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brūcan (+ genitive)
- to use
- to enjoy
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Uton nū brūcan þisses undernmetes swā þā sċulon þe heora ǣfenġifl on helle ġefeċċan sċulon.- Now let's enjoy this breakfast as comrades who must fetch their dinner in hell.
- to harness, take advantage of, employ, exploit
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