brukan

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brūkan (“to enjoy, use”).

Verb

brūkan

1. to enjoy, to make use of

Conjugation

Conjugation of brūkan (strong class 2)

infinitive	brūkan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	brūku	brōk
2nd person singular	brūkis	bruki
3rd person singular	brūkid	brōk
plural	brūkad	brukun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	brūke	bruki
2nd person singular	brūkes	brukis
3rd person singular	brūke	bruki
plural	brūken	brukin
imperative	present
singular	brūk
plural	brūkad
participle	present	past
	brūkandi	gibrokan, brokan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: brûken
  • Low German: bruken
  • → Danish: bruge
  • → Icelandic: brúka
  • → Faroese: brúka
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: bruke
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: bruke
  • → Polabian: brükot
  • → Swedish: bruka
    • → Finnish: ruukata