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brecan

Pronunciation: /ˈbre.kɑn/

“brecan” is an Old English word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to break
  2. to break into a place

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-.

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