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bricon (1120-40)

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[ FEW: 1,521b *bricco; Gdf: 1,731b bricon; GdfC: ∅; TL: 1,1142 bricon 1; DEAF: bricon; DMF: bricon; TLF: ∅; OED: bricoun n.; MED: braiton n. / bricoun n.; DMLBS: ∅ ]

bricen, briceun, bricoun, bricun; brecon ,
n.sg. brixs

s.

1fool:

( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 ) Dit lui qu’il est fols e bricuns 1834

( s.xiii^1/4; MS: s.xiii^m ) Mult pensai ore que fols e que brixs 818

( c.1290; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) (Ale is so strong that) la coyfe de un bricoun (M.E.a fool) Teyndre seet saunz vermiloun 391

2rogue, scoundrel:

( MS: 1120-40 ) Suz le degrét ou il gist e converset [...] Tuz l’escarnissent, sil tenent pur bricun 266

( c.1136-37; MS: s.xii^ex ) Les cinc bricuns (=Danes) aveit il mort 556

( 1184; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Li quart (=murderer of Thomas Becket) fu Richard li Bretun, Ki ad ovré cum un bricun Par l’enemi 1616

( c.1290; MS: s.xivⁱⁿ ) bricoun (M.E. myx) (C) 7vb

a.

1foolish, wicked:

( s.xiii^2/4; MS: s.xiii² ) Pur ço fist Deu conparisun Al mund ki tant est bricun 957

estre bricon vers

1to act wrongly, basely towards:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) Qu’il ait merci de lui, s’il vers lui fud bricon 4552

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