bruien

Dutch

Alternative forms

• brussen (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bruden (“to sleep with, to fuck, to take as a bride”) with syncope of intervocalic -d-. Equivalent to bruid +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrœy̯.ə(n)/
• Hyphenation: brui‧en
• Rhymes: -œy̯ən

Verb

bruien

1. (transitive, archaic) to pester, to bother
2. (transitive, archaic) to hurl, to toss, to smite
3. (intransitive, archaic) to go away, to get lost
4. (intransitive, archaic) to tumble, to smack down, to fall
5. (transitive, obsolete, vulgar, chiefly Holland) to fuck, to bang
6. (transitive, obsolete, chiefly Holland) to abuse, to beat

Inflection

Conjugation of bruien (weak)
infinitive	bruien
past singular	bruide
past participle	gebruid
infinitive	bruien
gerund	bruien n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	brui	bruide
2nd person sing. (jij)	bruit	bruide
2nd person sing. (u)	bruit	bruide
2nd person sing. (gij)	bruit	bruide
3rd person singular	bruit	bruide
plural	bruien	bruiden
subjunctive sing.1	bruie	bruide
subjunctive plur.1	bruien	bruiden
imperative sing.	brui
imperative plur.1	bruit
participles	bruiend	gebruid
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• verbruien