bryce

See also: Bryce

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *bruki, from Proto-Germanic *brukiz (“fissure”).

Alternative forms

• briċe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbry.t͡ʃe/

Noun

bryċe m

1. breaking
2. breach, violation
3. fragment

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	bryċe	bryċas
accusative	bryċe	bryċas
genitive	bryċes	bryċa
dative	bryċe	bryċum

Derived terms

• ǣwbryċe
• hūsbryċe

Descendants

• Middle English: breche
  • English: breach
  • Scots: breach, breiche, bretch, breack

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *brukiz (“breakable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbry.t͡ʃe/

Adjective

bryċe

1. breakable, frail, fleeting

Declension

Declension of bryċe — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	bryċe	bryċu, bryċo	bryċe
Accusative	brycne	bryċe	bryċe
Genitive	bryċes	brycre	bryċes
Dative	bryċum	brycre	bryċum
Instrumental	bryċe	brycre	bryċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	bryċe	bryċa, bryċe	bryċu, bryċo
Accusative	bryċe	bryċa, bryċe	bryċu, bryċo
Genitive	brycra	brycra	brycra
Dative	bryċum	bryċum	bryċum
Instrumental	bryċum	bryċum	bryċum

Declension of bryċe — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	bryċa	bryċe	bryċe
Accusative	bryċan	bryċan	bryċe
Genitive	bryċan	bryċan	bryċan
Dative	bryċan	bryċan	bryċan
Instrumental	bryċan	bryċan	bryċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	bryċan	bryċan	bryċan
Accusative	bryċan	bryċan	bryċan
Genitive	brycra, bryċena	brycra, bryċena	brycra, bryċena
Dative	bryċum	bryċum	bryċum
Instrumental	bryċum	bryċum	bryċum

Descendants

• Middle English: briche

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “bryce”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Etymology 3

From Proto-Germanic *brūkiz (“useful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbryː.t͡ʃe/

Adjective

brȳċe

1. useful

Declension

Declension of brȳċe — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	brȳċe	brȳċu, brȳċo	brȳċe
Accusative	brȳcne	brȳċe	brȳċe
Genitive	brȳċes	brȳcre	brȳċes
Dative	brȳċum	brȳcre	brȳċum
Instrumental	brȳċe	brȳcre	brȳċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	brȳċe	brȳċa, brȳċe	brȳċu, brȳċo
Accusative	brȳċe	brȳċa, brȳċe	brȳċu, brȳċo
Genitive	brȳcra	brȳcra	brȳcra
Dative	brȳċum	brȳċum	brȳċum
Instrumental	brȳċum	brȳċum	brȳċum

Declension of brȳċe — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	brȳċa	brȳċe	brȳċe
Accusative	brȳċan	brȳċan	brȳċe
Genitive	brȳċan	brȳċan	brȳċan
Dative	brȳċan	brȳċan	brȳċan
Instrumental	brȳċan	brȳċan	brȳċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	brȳċan	brȳċan	brȳċan
Accusative	brȳċan	brȳċan	brȳċan
Genitive	brȳcra, brȳċena	brȳcra, brȳċena	brȳcra, brȳċena
Dative	brȳċum	brȳċum	brȳċum
Instrumental	brȳċum	brȳċum	brȳċum

Antonyms

• unbrȳċe

Descendants

• Middle English: bryche, briche

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “brýce”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.