brayen

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Middle English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French braire (“to cry”), from Vulgar Latin *bragiāre, from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *bragyeti (“to fart”).

Alternative forms

Verb

brayen (third-person singular simple present brayeth, present participle brayinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle brayed)

  1. To cry out in alarm or sorrow.
  2. (of an animal) To cry or shriek.
  3. (of the weather, rare) To howl or roar.
Conjugation
Conjugation of brayen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) brayen, braye
present tense past tense
1st-person singular braye brayed
2nd-person singular brayest brayedest
3rd-person singular brayeth brayed
subjunctive singular braye
imperative singular —
plural1 brayen, braye brayeden, brayede
imperative plural brayeth, braye —
participles brayynge, brayende brayed, ybrayed

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

Descendants
  • English: bray
  • Middle Scots: bray
References

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman breier, possibly from Frankish *brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną; thus a doublet of breken.

Verb

brayen (third-person singular simple present brayeth, present participle brayinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle brayed)

  1. To break up; to crush into pieces.
  2. (rare) To stomp or pound upon.
  3. (rare) To push or budge.
Conjugation
Conjugation of brayen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) brayen, braye
present tense past tense
1st-person singular braye brayed
2nd-person singular brayest brayedest
3rd-person singular brayeth brayed
subjunctive singular braye
imperative singular —
plural1 brayen, braye brayeden, brayede
imperative plural brayeth, braye —
participles brayynge, brayende brayed, ybrayed

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

Descendants
References
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