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broier (s.xii1/3)
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broier (s.xii1/3)

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braer,  braier,  brayer,  breier;  briere  
  FEW:  *brekan 15/i,265a Gdf:  broier 1 1,739a GdfC:  broier 8,382a TL: broiier 1,1163 DEAF:  broiier  DMF:  broyer  TLF:  broyer  OED:  bray v.2  MED:  braien v.2  DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

to crush, pound: 
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Et que l’en broit en poudre les mirobolans  Pop Med 333
( MS: c.1300 )  Pus le fetes braer en un morter de arrem  Pop Med 283
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  si la (=the mix of substances) debrisez en un morter, si brayez menu et pus saciez menu  Alchimie 384.28
( MS: s.xiv2 )  puis les (=herbs) faites braer durement bien en un mortir  Rom 37 515
♦to knead: 
( MS: c.1250 )  hic artocopus: pain broié ou pestor  TLL i 423
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Tot pastisiés a vostre main, Bien broiés come on fait pain  Pop Med 164.468

sbst. inf.

rubbing: 
( s.xii1/3; MS: s.xiiex )  Kant um la (=jet) fait alkes freier, E ele eschalfe del breier  Lapid 45.428

See also:

broie1  broieor 
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