bruire (s.xii3/4)
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bruire (s.xii3/4)

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  FEW:  rugire 10,546b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  bruire 8,388c TL: bruire 1,1175 DEAF:  bruire 1  DMF:  bruire  TLF:  bruire  OED:  bruit v.  MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
bruer,  bruier  

v.n.

1 sound to make a noise: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Des esclavotz des chevals tote la terre bruit  1650
♦ sound (of water) to rush: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xivin )  Cist mundes est ausi cum mer Ke ja ne set en pais ester, Mais tutdis bruit et tutdis brait  1501
( 1230-53 )  En mi la tur plus hautaine Est surdant une fontaine, Dont issent quatre ruissel Ki bruient par le gravel  632
♦ sound to cry out: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Sey memes debaty cruelement E crya e brua dolereusement  6832

p.pr._as_a.

1 sound meteo. (of wind) noisy, blustery: 
( c.1200; MS: s.xivin )  Le vent fu fort e mut bruant  279
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  un vent bruant de bise  2619
♦ sound orn. zool. (of birds) noisy, clamorous: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Este vos unes serces par desus l’ost volant! Si grant cum vultur vont par l’ost bruiant  5132
♦ sound (of place) bustling, noisy: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  li rei, ki sunt al port bruant  2998
♦ sound (of water, waves) raging: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Venuz est a l’Estrage dont l’ewe fu bruiant (var. (C: s.xiiim) bruant )  3446
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3? )  Ultre li passent la fort eve bruiant  1295
( s.xiii1; MS: a.1254 )  une ewe coraunte, Mult horible e bruaunte  367
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Au passer de un pund u li flotz fu bruant  1154
♦ sound (of water) rushing: 
( s.xiii1/4; MS: s.xiiim )  la funteine dunt li duit sunt bruiant  1989
2 horses equit. impetuous, mettlesome: 
( s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiii2 )  [...] e sist sur le fiz Arundel le bruant  3477
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