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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English brice, from Proto-West Germanic *bruki.
Noun
brike (plural brikes)
- A breach; ruin; downfall; peril.
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Monk's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 3579-3580:
[...] Genilon Oliver, corrupt for mede,
Broghte this worthy king in swich a brike.- Ganelon-Oliver, corrupt for a bribe,
Brought this worthy king into such a plight.
References
Walloon
Etymology
Of Germanic origin, from Middle Low German bricke and Middle Dutch brike, related to breken (“to break”). Cognate with French brique.
Pronunciation
Noun
brike
- brick