brai2 (1121-35)
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brai2 (1121-35)

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  FEW:  *brag- 1,490b Gdf:  brait 1,720b GdfC: ∅ TL: brait 1,1116 DEAF:  braire (braie)  / braire (brait)  DMF:  braie 2  / brait  TLF: ∅ OED:  bray n.1  MED:  brai n.1  DMLBS: ∅
brait,  bret  

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1soundcry, wail, yell: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  De debles i ad tel hidur Tel brai tel cri [...]  2086
( c.1215; MS: 1330-40 )  Lur criz, lur braiz ne lur grantz plours  370
2soundmammals(of a donkey) braying: 
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Par duze faiz qu’il fait Sun rechan e sun brait  1842
3soundorn.zool.cackling (of hen): 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  se par soen bret e par sa jangle ne fust hors favelez  180.16
geter un brai
1 sound to utter a cry, wail, yell: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  ja morras quiqu’en get brait ne criz  2893
( MS: c.1300 ) Dreit as grant fossez corrunt, E por la pour s’en cherrunt. L’une getera greignur bre[t] Ke ne freient ore dis e set  152v
abraire  braire 
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