"brayen" meaning in Middle English

See brayen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈbræi̯ən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French braire (“to cry”), from Vulgar Latin *bragiāre, from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *bragyeti (“to fart”). Etymology templates: {{root|enm|ine-pro|*bʰreHg-}}, {{etymid|enm|to cry}}, {{bor+|enm|fro|braire|t=to cry}} Borrowed from Old French braire (“to cry”), {{der|enm|VL.|*bragiō|*bragiāre}} Vulgar Latin *bragiāre, {{der|enm|cel-gau|-}} Gaulish, {{der|enm|cel-pro|*bragyeti|t=to fart}} Proto-Celtic *bragyeti (“to fart”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} brayen, {{enm-verb|2=brayinge|stem=bray}} brayen (third-person singular simple present brayeth, present participle brayinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle brayed) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|bray|part=brayinge}} Forms: brayeth [present, singular, third-person], brayinge [participle, present], brayed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], brayen [infinitive], to brayen [infinitive], braye [infinitive], braye [first-person, present, singular], brayed [first-person, past, singular], brayest [present, second-person, singular], brayedest [past, second-person, singular], brayeth [present, singular, third-person], brayed [past, singular, third-person], braye [present, singular, subjunctive], brayed [past, singular, subjunctive], braye [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], brayen [plural, present], braye [plural, present], brayeden [past, plural], brayede [past, plural], brayeth [imperative, plural, present], braye [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], brayynge [participle, present], brayende [participle, present], brayed [participle, past], ybrayed [participle, past], brai [alternative], bray [alternative], braye [alternative]
  1. To cry out in alarm or sorrow.
    Sense id: en-brayen-enm-verb-XkaOo-IP
  2. (of an animal) To cry or shriek.
    Sense id: en-brayen-enm-verb-7IiwGxH5
  3. (of the weather, rare) To howl or roar. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-brayen-enm-verb--7Ppz6mk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈbræi̯ən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman breier, possibly from Frankish *brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną; thus a doublet of breken. Etymology templates: {{root|enm|ine-pro|*bʰreg-}}, {{etymid|enm|to break up}}, {{bor+|enm|xno|broiier|breier}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman breier, {{der|enm|frk|*brekan}} Frankish *brekan, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*brekaną}} Proto-Germanic *brekaną, {{doublet|enm|breken|nocap=1}} doublet of breken Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} brayen, {{enm-verb|2=brayinge|stem=bray}} brayen (third-person singular simple present brayeth, present participle brayinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle brayed) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|bray|part=brayinge}} Forms: brayeth [present, singular, third-person], brayinge [participle, present], brayed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], brayen [infinitive], to brayen [infinitive], braye [infinitive], braye [first-person, present, singular], brayed [first-person, past, singular], brayest [present, second-person, singular], brayedest [past, second-person, singular], brayeth [present, singular, third-person], brayed [past, singular, third-person], braye [present, singular, subjunctive], brayed [past, singular, subjunctive], braye [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], brayen [plural, present], braye [plural, present], brayeden [past, plural], brayede [past, plural], brayeth [imperative, plural, present], braye [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], brayynge [participle, present], brayende [participle, present], brayed [participle, past], ybrayed [participle, past]
  1. To break up; to crush into pieces.
    Sense id: en-brayen-enm-verb-bkJoYjzg Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animal sounds, Communication Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 9 15 38 9 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 14 15 30 13 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 12 12 42 11 12 Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 13 14 14 31 13 14 Disambiguation of Communication: 5 7 7 69 5 7
  2. (rare) To stomp or pound upon. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-brayen-enm-verb-GTPmHfCm
  3. (rare) To push or budge. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-brayen-enm-verb-ZGeeu6Ad
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "form": "brayede",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "brayed",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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      "form": "ybrayed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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      "form": "brai",
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      ]
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      "form": "bray",
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        "To cry out in alarm or sorrow."
      ],
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        "To cry or shriek."
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        "(of an animal) To cry or shriek."
      ],
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        "of an animal"
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        "To howl or roar."
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          "howl",
          "howl"
        ],
        [
          "roar",
          "roar"
        ]
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        "(of the weather, rare) To howl or roar."
      ],
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        "of the weather"
      ],
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      ]
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbræi̯ən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "brayen"
}

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      "form": "brayeth",
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      "form": "brayen",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "braye",
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        "infinitive"
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    {
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    {
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        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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      "form": "brayest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brayedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "brayeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brayed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "braye",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brayed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "braye",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "brayen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "braye",
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "brayeden",
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        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "plural",
        "present"
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        "plural",
        "present"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "brayynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brayende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brayed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ybrayed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 9 15 38 9 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 14 15 30 13 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 12 12 42 11 12",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Communication",
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      ],
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        "To break up; to crush into pieces."
      ],
      "id": "en-brayen-enm-verb-bkJoYjzg",
      "links": [
        [
          "break up",
          "break up"
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        [
          "crush",
          "crush"
        ],
        [
          "piece",
          "piece"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To stomp or pound upon."
      ],
      "id": "en-brayen-enm-verb-GTPmHfCm",
      "links": [
        [
          "stomp",
          "stomp"
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        "(of an animal) To cry or shriek."
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        "To howl or roar."
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        "(of the weather, rare) To howl or roar."
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        "singular"
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        "past",
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "present"
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        "plural",
        "present"
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        "past",
        "plural"
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        "present"
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        "present"
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        "plural"
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      "form": "brayynge",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "brayende",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brayed",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ybrayed",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "To break up; to crush into pieces."
      ],
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          "break up",
          "break up"
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          "crush",
          "crush"
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          "piece",
          "piece"
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      ]
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        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To stomp or pound upon."
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          "pound",
          "pound"
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        "(rare) To stomp or pound upon."
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        "rare"
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        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
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      "glosses": [
        "To push or budge."
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        [
          "push",
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          "budge",
          "budge"
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        "(rare) To push or budge."
      ],
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbræi̯ən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "brayen"
}

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