Berake

/bəˈreɪk/ verb

Definition

Not a standard English word; possibly an archaic or obsolete past tense form, or variant of brake/break.

Etymology

Unknown; if archaic, possibly related to brake (Middle English breken, from Old Norse) or break, but not documented as standard.

Kelly Says

English used to have SO many irregular past tenses—we've since standardized most to just add -ed, but old texts are full of ghost forms like berake that disappeared from the language.

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