bracen

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

bracen

Alternative form of brasen

Etymology 2

From Old French bracier, from brace; equivalent to brace +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

brase, bras, bracyn, brasyn, brace

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbraːsən/

Verb

bracen

To hold onto; to put one's hands onto.
To grab or take; to forcibly handle.
To restrain or bind; to make fast.
To attach or connect two objects to each other.
(rare) To cover or surround with a cover; to veil.
(rare) To draw out; to pull to extend.
(rare) To stab or puncture.
(rare) To reassure or succour.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bracen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) bracen, brace
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	brace	braced
2nd-person singular	bracest	bracedest
3rd-person singular	braceth	braced
subjunctive singular	brace	braced
imperative singular	brace	—

plural¹	bracen, brace	braceden, bracede
imperative plural	braceth, brace	—

participles	bracynge, bracende	braced, ybraced

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: brace

References

“brācen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-11.

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