Participles
| Present | brūcende |
| Past | (ġe)brocen |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | brūce |
| 2nd sing. | brȳcst |
| 3rd sing. | brȳcþ |
| 1st plur. | brūcaþ |
| 2nd plur. | brūcaþ |
| 3rd plur. | brūcaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | brēac |
| 2nd sing. | bruce |
| 3rd sing. | brēac |
| 1st plur. | brucon |
| 2nd plur. | brucon |
| 3rd plur. | brucon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | brūce |
| 2nd sing. | brūce |
| 3rd sing. | brūce |
| 1st plur. | brūcen |
| 2nd plur. | brūcen |
| 3rd plur. | brūcen |
Past
| 1st sing. | bruce |
| 2nd sing. | bruce |
| 3rd sing. | bruce |
| 1st plur. | brucen |
| 2nd plur. | brucen |
| 3rd plur. | brucen |
Imperative
| Singular | brūc |
| Plural | brūcaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'brucan'
brucan,
Verbs similar to 'brucan'
brecan,
abrecan,
bacan,
belucan,
bercan,
blæcan,
blican,
brædan,
brysan,
buan,
Etymology
1. From Proto-West Germanic *brūkan (“to enjoy, use”).
2. Cognates
3. Cognate with Old Frisian brūka, Old Saxon brūkan, Old Dutch *brūkan, Old High German brūhhan, Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (brukjan). The Indo-European root was also the source of Latin fruor (“enjoy”). See: Old High German 'brūhhan'.
Sample Sentences
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late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
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Uton nū brūcan þisses undernmetes swā þā sċulon þe heora ǣfenġifl on helle ġefeċċan sċulon. (Now let's enjoy this breakfast as comrades who must fetch their dinner in hell.)
Cognates
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