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BRÓC

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
BRÓC, gen. bróce; dat. bréc; acc. bróc, bréc; pl. nom. acc. bréc, brǽc; gen. bróca; dat. brocum; f.
Wright's OE grammar
§128; §344; §411;
the BREECH; nates
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  • Under ða bréc

    under the breech,

      L. M. 1, 71; Lchdm. ii. 146, 3.
a covering for the breech, in pl.
BREECHES, trousers, pantaloons; braca, bracæ, femoralia
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  • Bréc

    femoralia,

      R. Ben. 55.
  • Brǽc

    femoralia,

      Wrt. Voc. 81, 63.
Etymology
[Chauc. brech, pl: Wyc. brechis, pl: Piers P. brech, pl: R. Brun. breke, pl: R. Glouc. brych, pl: Laym. brechen, dat. s; breches, pl: Scot. breek, breik; pl. breeks, breiks: Plat. brook, broke. f: Frs. broek, f. pudendorum tegumentum: O. Frs. brok, pl. brek, f: Dat. broek, f: Kil. broecke bracha: Ger. bruch, f. n. femorale: M. H. Ger. bruoch, f: O. H. Ger. bruoh, bruoch, bróch, n; bruocha, f: Dan. brog, c: Swed. bracka, f: Icel. brók; pl. brækr, f: Fr. braie, f: Span. Port. braga: Lat. brācæ, pl. f: Grk. βράκαι, pl. f: Ir. broages: Armor, bragez, m.]
Derived forms
DER. bréc-hrægel: wǽd-bréc.
Linked entries
v.  braccas.
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  • BRÓC, n.