"brike" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Forms: brikes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English brice, from Proto-West Germanic *bruki. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{der|enm|ang|brice}} Old English brice, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*bruki}} Proto-West Germanic *bruki Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} brike, {{enm-noun}} brike (plural brikes)
  1. A breach; ruin; downfall; peril.
    Sense id: en-brike-enm-noun-aWCIkDPE Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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