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Old English · noun

brær

Normalised brǣr

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/bræːr/
Syllables
bræːr (1 syllable)
Modern English
briarbrier

Meaning

  1. briar

    Eald is þēs eorðsele, eal iċ eom oflongad, sindon dena dimme, dūna uphēa, bitre burgtūnas, brērum beweaxne, wīc wynna lēas.

    This earthen-house is old, I am fully forlonged, there are dim dales, tall mountains, bitter cities, overgrown by briars, villages bereft of glees.

    10th century, The Wife's Lament:

Declension

Declension of brær
SingularPlural
Nominative brǣrbrǣras
Accusative brǣrbrǣras
Genitive brǣresbrǣra
Dative brǣrebrǣrum

All forms (6)

Etymology

Of unknown origin, perhaps related to Old French bruiere (“heather”) (French bruyère); compare also Old Norse brǫrr (“briar”), whence Icelandic brörr.

Descendants

briar, brier

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