husbryce
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *hūsabruki; equivalent to hūs (“house”) + bryċe (“breaking”). Cognate with Old Frisian hūsbreke.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
Declension of husbryce (strong i-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
- hūsbryċel (“burglarious”)