brúcan

Part of speech: verb

Verb type: strong verb (2)

1. to use, employ; 2. to taste, enjoy, consume (food, drink); 3. to own, possess, have; 4. to execute, perform (office, one's duty, etc)

Etymology

[Mod E BROOK ← Prot-Germ *brūkan; Goth brūkjan “to use, employ” wk v; O Fris brūka str v “to use”; O Sax brūkan str v “to need; to use”; OHG brūhhan str, wk v “to use, employ; to consume; to enjoy” (Mod G brauchen wk v) ← Indo-Europ bhrūg-; cf Lat fruor “to use, benefit from; to enjoy”; frūctus “benefit, profit; result, product; fruit”]

Paradigm

4.1.2. - II class

II class	infinitive	past tense singular	past tense plural	past participle
to fly	fléoȝan	fléaȝ, fléah	fluȝon	floȝen
to choose, select	céosan	céas	curon	coren
to pull, draw, drag	téon	téah	tuȝon	toȝen
to bow; to bend	búȝan	béaȝ, béah	buȝon	boȝen

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