bryþen

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Old English

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Etymology

Possibly West Saxon form of Anglian *breoðen, from Proto-West Germanic *broþ, from Proto-Germanic *bruþą (“broth”) + *-īną (diminutive suffix, literally “small brewing”), or from *bruþijaną (“to make a broth”) + *-īniz (noun-forming suffix). In either case, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil, brew”).

Pronunciation

Noun

bryþen n

  1. brewing, drink, beverage
    Ān bryðen mealtes
    One brewing of malt

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative bryþen bryþena, bryþene
accusative bryþene bryþena, bryþene
genitive bryþene bryþena
dative bryþene bryþenum

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