† obrumpentadj.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin obrumpent-, obrumpens, present participle of obrumpere to break into (12th cent. in a British source: see note) < classical Latin ob- ob- prefix + rumpere to break (see rumpent n.).Post-classical Latin obrumpere may be recorded in the early 6th cent. in a sermon of Caesarius Arelatensis, although the correct reading may be classical Latin abrumpere (see abrupt adj. and n.).