Participles
| Present | ābrecende |
| Past | ābrocen |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | ābrece |
| 2nd sing. | ābricst |
| 3rd sing. | ābricþ |
| 1st plur. | ābrecaþ |
| 2nd plur. | ābrecaþ |
| 3rd plur. | ābrecaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | ābræc |
| 2nd sing. | ābrǣce |
| 3rd sing. | ābræc |
| 1st plur. | ābrǣcon |
| 2nd plur. | ābrǣcon |
| 3rd plur. | ābrǣcon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | ābrece |
| 2nd sing. | ābrece |
| 3rd sing. | ābrece |
| 1st plur. | ābrecen |
| 2nd plur. | ābrecen |
| 3rd plur. | ābrecen |
Past
| 1st sing. | ābrǣce |
| 2nd sing. | ābrǣce |
| 3rd sing. | ābrǣce |
| 1st plur. | ābrǣcen |
| 2nd plur. | ābrǣcen |
| 3rd plur. | ābrǣcen |
Imperative
| Singular | ābrec |
| Plural | ābrecaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'abrecan'
abrecan,
Verbs similar to 'abrecan'
awrecan,
brecan,
aberan,
abreoþan,
adrencan,
ahreran,
asecan,
awreccan,
bebrecan,
brucan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *uʀbrekan (“to break apart, smash, shatter”), equivalent to ā- + brecan (“to break”). Cognate with Old High German irbrehhan. See: Old High German 'irbrehhan'.
Sample Sentences
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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
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An. DCCCLX Hēr Aþelbald cing forðferde ⁊ his līc līð on Sċīrburnan, ⁊ feng Æþelbriht tō ealle þām rīce his brōðor, ⁊ hē hit heold on gōdre ġeþwærnesse, ⁊ his dæġe cōm myċel sċiphere upp ⁊ ābrǣcan Wintanċeaster ⁊ wið þone here ġefuhtan Wulfheard ealderman mid Hāmtūnsċīre, Æþelwulf ealderman mid Bearrocsċīre, ⁊ þone here ġeflȳmdan... (Year 860 In this year King Athelbald passed away, and is body lies in Sherbourne. Athelbright took hold over the entire kingdom of his brother in a time of good peace, but in his day a great fleet came up and attacked Winchester. Alderman Wulfheard fought against the fleet with Hampshire and Alderman Athelwulf with Berkshire, and the fleet was put to flight...)
Cognates
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