See also: bruka

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German brūken, from Old Saxon brūkan, cognate with Latin fruor (enjoy). See also Middle Dutch bruken.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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brúka (third person singular past indicative brúkti, third person plural past indicative brúkt, supine brúkt)

  1. to use

Conjugation

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Conjugation of brúka (group v-29)
infinitive brúka
supine brúkað
participle (a5 (a39))1 brúkandi brúktur
present past
first singular brúki brúkti
second singular brúkar brúkti
third singular brúkar brúkti
plural brúka brúktu
imperative
singular brúka!
plural brúkið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Synonyms

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Attested since the 16th century. From Middle Low German brūken, from Old Saxon brūkan, from Proto-West Germanic *brūkan, from Proto-Germanic *brūkaną, cognate with Latin fruor (enjoy).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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brúka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative brúkaði, supine brúkað)

  1. (dated) to use
    Synonym: nota

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • brúka kjaft (to talk very disrespectfully to someone)

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