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breire, brere; braeer, braer, braere, braher, braier; broire,
ind.pr.3 braiet, brait, braie, braihe, breit, bret, beree;
ind.pr.6 braient, breent;
ind.impf.3 braheit;
fut.6 braerunt, breierent;
pret.1 braiai;
pret.3 braist, braa;
pret.6 braerent, braierent, breierent;
sbj.pr.3 brait;
p.pr. braant, braiaunt, breant, broiant

FEW: *brag- 1,490a Gdf: braire 1,720a GdfC: braire 8,365a TL: braire 1,1114 DEAF: braire DMF: braire TLF: braire OED: bray v.1 MED: braien v.1 DMLBS: braiare 214a

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1soundto roar, howl:

( MS: s.xiii^1/4 ) Pandatio -as, id est braeer Gloss Bod 730 pims 35.31

( MS: s.xiii ) vagit: brayet TLL i 147

( MS: s.xiii² ) rudere: brayer TLL ii 12

♦sound human(of the noise made by humans) to cry out, shout, yell:

( s.xii^3/4; MS: s.xiv² ) Qui donc fu pres d’iluec grant noise put oir, Braire les chevalers e les chevals henir Rom Chev ANTS 3522

( s.xii^ex; MS: s.xiii^3/3? ) De tutes parz veit tresbucher sa gent, Murir e braire e occire a turment Otinel 1176

( 1306 ) jeo criay e brayay YBB 33-35 Ed I 123

♦to cry, howl, wail:

( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii ) Mout oissiez enfanz plorer, Hommes braire, fames crier Rom de Rou wace ii 317.280

( s.xiii^m; MS: s.xiii^m ) Iluec les (=the damned in Hell) oi saint Paul estrange doel faire, E crier e braere cum se ço fust toneire Vis S Paul alex 159-60

( c.1275; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Les enfaunz [...] En cryaunt braerent pyteusement S Fran ANTS 6868

♦to lament:

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) Sainte Eglise crie e brait Pur cels qui li malfé deceit Mirur³ 4950

2sound zool.(of the noise made by various animals) to roar:

( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv¹ ) uns marins serpenz [...] Plus halt braiet que quinze tors S Brend mup 912

( c.1290; MS: s.xv¹ ) urse brait (M.E. braies) bibb MS (O) 333va

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xiv² ) il cria cume leun quant il breit Apoc giffard 1814

♦sound mammals zool.(of monkeys) to cry:

( s.xivⁱⁿ; MS: 1382 ) Senge braie (M.E. Ape scrikith) Nominale 744

♦sound livestock mammals(of donkeys) to bray:

( 1121-35; MS: s.xii^3/3 ) Cum li asnes fait Ki rechane e brait Best ants 1880

♦sound livestock mammals(of sheep) to bleat:

( c.1275; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Kaunt ele targast au lever Matyn le ayngnel soleyt braer S Fran ANTS 3672

♦sound orn.zool.livestock(of hens) to cackle:

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) la geline quant ele ad pont ne fest fors brere Ancren² 180.9

♦sound orn.zool.(of sparrows) to twitter:

( s.xiii^ex; MS: 1307-15 ) moisson favele toz jours e bret e jangle e crie Ancren² 237.34

♦sound mammals zool.(of elephants) to trumpet:

( MS: s.xiii² ) Hinc elephas barrit: (Hb) brayet (var. (A: s.xv²) noys; (H: s.xiii^ex) criet) TLL i 338

3sound(of water) to roar:

( s.xii^3/3; MS: s.xiii^m ) la mer [...] Undeie e brait cum esragee S Gile¹ 782

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) Cist mundes est ausi cum mer Ke ja ne set en pais ester, Mais tutdis bruit et tutdis brait Corset ANTS 1501

( s.xiii^ex; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) toutes estes en cest corant, en la braante eve del siecle qe nuiz porte avalante Ancren¹ 51.11

p.pr. as a.

raving, enraged:

( MS: s.xiii^ex ) rabidus: breant gallice TLL i 146

♦(of water) rushing, roaring:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^m ) Es granz undes broiant Horn (O) 4962

( c.1200; MS: s.xiii^3/4 ) De refreider son cors il out talant D’ewe de puis u de fontainne broiant Anc Test (B) 11604

braire aprés

to cry for:

( c.1275; MS: s.xiii^4/4 ) Le enfaunt enfebly ke fu tendre E braa aprés sa sustenaunce S Fran ANTS 8670

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