brosnian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brusnōn, related to *brausijaną (“to crush, break”). Related to brysan (“to crush, bruise”) (modern bruise).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbros.ni.ɑn/, [ˈbroz.ni.ɑn]

Verb

brosnian

  1. to corrupt, decay, to perish, to rot
    • Brosnade burgsteal
      The city-place has perished
    • Ða bēamas ā grēne stondaþ, nǣfre brosniaþ
      The trees always stand green, never decay
    • Ðære fǣmnan līchoma brosnian ne mihte
      The body of the maiden could not corrupt

Conjugation
Conjugation of brosnian (weak class 2)
infinitive brosnian brosnienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular brosniġe brosnode
second person singular brosnast brosnodest
third person singular brosnaþ brosnode
plural brosniaþ brosnodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular brosniġe brosnode
plural brosniġen brosnoden
imperative
singular brosna
plural brosniaþ
participle present past
brosniende (ġe)brosnod

Derived terms
  • gebrosnung (“corruption”)
  • ungebrosnung (“uncorruption”)
  • brosniendlīc (“corruptible”)
  • unbrosniendlīc (“incorruptible”)

Descendants
  • Middle English: brostnian (early)
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