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bruit1 (c.1136-37)
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bruit1 (c.1136-37)

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brust,  brut  
  FEW:  rugitus 10,551b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  bruit 8,388c TL: bruit 1,1177 DEAF:  bruit  DMF:  bruit  TLF:  bruit  OED:  bruit n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1soundnoise, clamour: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  A ceste parole out grant bruit: 'Bien dit, bien dit!' ço dient tuit  Brut WACE 559
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Le bruit, la noise de cel gent Ne se pot pas celer neent  Ipom BFR 10003
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  Grant noise e grant bruit demenanz  Dial Greg SATF 19479
( 1260-70; MS: s.xiv1 )  A grant brust en grant nobley Sun entré fist cum fust un rey  Man pechez 5161
♦uproar, fuss: 
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Grant brut en fist et mult grant noise De la desordiné et de la malvoise (=sinful abbess)  Mir N-D 63.49
2bluster, presumption: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Iloc furent paiens destruiz Que tuit l’orguil e li grant bruiz Chait ensemble en un sul jur  GAIMAR1 3308
♦reputation: 
( 1163-70; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  La hautesce de sun parage Et le bruit et le vasselage [...] de son bon pere  S Edw barking 100
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Uns riches rois de mult grant brut  Waldef BB 8718
3coll.crowd: 
( c.1290; MS: s.xv1 )  Brut des larrons (M.E. theves) dit (l. deit) on nomer  bibb MS (O) 333rb
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