brucan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brūkaną (“to enjoy, use”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (“enjoy”). Cognate with Old Frisian brūka, Old High German brūhhan (German brauchen), Old Saxon brūkan, Middle Dutch bruken (Dutch gebruiken), Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (brukjan). The Indo-European root was also the source of Latin fruor (“enjoy”) and frūx (“fruit”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbruːkɑn/

Verb

brūcan

to enjoy, to make use of
to digest food

Conjugation

Conjugation of brūcan (strong class 2)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	brūcan	tō brūcanne
1st-person singular	brūce	brēac
2nd-person singular	brūcest	bruce
3rd-person singular	brūceþ, brȳcþ	brēac
plural	brūcaþ	brucon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	brūce	bruce
plural	brūcen	brucen
imperative
singular	brūc
plural	brūcaþ
participle	present	past
	brūcende	brocen

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: brouken
- English: brook
- Scots: brouk, breuk

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