bracer2 (c.1136-37)
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bracer2 (c.1136-37)

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  FEW:  brace 1,483a Gdf:  brasser 1,724a GdfC:  bracier 8,363a TL: bracier 2 1,1106 DEAF:  brais (bracier)  DMF:  brasser  TLF:  brasser 1  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  braciare 213a
bracher,  bracier,  brascer,  braser,  brasir,  brasser;  breisser,  brescer,  breser,  bresser  

v.a.

1 brewing to brew, concoct: 
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Ore le fraunceis pur breser brece e bracer cerveise  458rubr.
( MS: s.xiii2 )  pandoxare: bracer  i 367
( 1335-36 )  que nuyl brasceresce [...] soit si hardi de bracer forsque un jaloun [...]  ii 21
( MS: 1419 )  q’ils facent et bracent ausci bone cervoise  358
♦ fig. to brew, concoct: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Mes les veidies as pleidurs Dunt lur proeme soleient deceivre, De ceo ke brascerent dunt deivent beivre!  13056
2 fig. to stir up, foment: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Qe de malice nous gart e des malvoitez Qe lui roys A. ad vers nous bracez  3808
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  le grant utrage Qe les fels mastyns ount bracé par folage  301.768
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  meint mal en ad li traitres (=Devil) bracié  113.3
( 1275-1325 )  Sire, il =my enemies me bracent mal  236v
♦ fig. to contrive, plot: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Kar li burgeis orent braciez Que Hereward ert dechaciez  5559
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Dalida Que la traisun dunt il morut braça  (E) 5203
♦ fig. to urge on, spur: 
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Le meister du Temple brace lé chivaux  109

v.n.

1 brewing to brew: 
( c.1290; MS: s.xv1 )  Coment l’en doit breser (M.E. brewe) et braser (M.E. malt)  (O) 341rb
( 1325 )  brasers ou braseresses qi brasent en la dite citee  i 433
( 1388 )  Il ne brassa mye encountre l’assise  12 Rich II 156
2 fig. to contive, plot: 
( 1194-99; MS: s.xiii2 )  il voleit le riaume aveir, E tant fist e tant porchaça, E tant par son engin braça  4110

p.p._as_a.

1 emotion troubled: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  cum cil ke est travaillié E d’anguissement d’envie bracé  M856
braçaille  bracé  braceour#1  braceresse  bracerie  bracine 
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