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husbryce

Pronunciation: /ˈxuːsˌbry.t͡ʃe/

“husbryce” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. burglary

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hūsabruki; equivalent to hūs (“house”) + bryċe (“breaking”). Cognate with Old Frisian hūsbreke.

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