husbryce
Old English
Alternative forms
- hūsbriċe
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hūsabruki; equivalent to hūs (“house”) + bryċe (“breaking”). Cognate with Old Frisian hūsbreke.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxuːsˌbry.t͡ʃe/, [ˈhuːzˌbry.t͡ʃe]
Noun
hūsbryċe m
- burglary
- Hūsbryċe biþ þonne man hūs bricþ þæt hē sum þing stele.
- A burglary is when someone breaks into a house to steal something.
Declension
Declension of husbryce (strong i-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hūsbryċe | hūsbryċas |
| accusative | hūsbryċe | hūsbryċas |
| genitive | hūsbryċes | hūsbryċa |
| dative | hūsbryċe | hūsbryċum |
Derived terms
- hūsbryċel (“burglarious”)
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