bracer2 (c.1136-37)
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bracer2 (c.1136-37)

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[ FEW: 1,483a brace; Gdf: 1,724a brasser; GdfC: 8,363a bracier; TL: 1,1106 bracier 2; DEAF:  brais (bracier); DMF:  brasser; TLF:  brasser 1; OED: ∅; MED: ∅; DMLBS: 213a braciare ]
bracher,  bracier,  brascer,  braser,  brasser,  brasir;  breisser,  brescer,  breser,  bresser  

v.a.

1brewingto brew: 
( c.1290; MS: 1307-25 )  Ore le fraunceis pur breser brece e bracer cerveise  458rubr.
( MS: s.xiii2 )  pandoxare: bracer  i 367
( 1335-36 )  que nuyl brasceresce [...] soit si hardi de bracer forsque un jaloun [...]  ii 21
( MS: 1419 )  q’ils facent et bracent ausci bone cervoise  358
♦fig.to stir up, foment: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Qe de malice nous gart e des malvoitez Qe lui roys A. ad vers nous bracez  3808
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  le grant utrage Qe les fels mastyns ount bracé par folage  301.768
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  meint mal en ad li traitres (=Devil) bracié  113.3
♦fig.to brew, concoct: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Mes les veidies as pleidurs Dunt lur proeme soleient deceivre, De ceo ke brascerent dunt deivent beivre!  13056
♦fig.to contrive, instigate: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Kar li burgeis orent braciez Que Hereward ert dechaciez  5559
( c.1200; MS: c.1220-40 )  Dalida Que la traisun dunt il morut braça  (E) 5203
2to urge on, spur: 
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Le meister du Temple brace lé chivaux  109

v.n.

1brewingto brew: 
( c.1290; MS: s.xv1 )  Coment l’en doit breser (M.E.brewe) & braser (M.E.malt)  (O) 335rb
( 1325 )  brasers ou braseresses qi brasent en la dite citee  i 433
( 1388 )  Il ne brassa mye encountre l’assise  12 Rich II 156

p.p._as_a.

1emotiontroubled: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  cum cil ke est travaillié E d’anguissement d’envie bracé  M856
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