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BRÉR

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
BRÉR, es; m.
A BRIER, the bramble; tribulus, rubus fruticosus
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  • Genim brér ðe hiopan on weaxaþ

    take a brier on which hips grow,

      L. M. l, 38; Lchdm. ii. 96, 15.
  • Sindon burgtúnas brérum beweaxene [MS. beweaxne]

    the city-dwellings are overgrown with briers,

      Exon. 115b; Th. 443, 17; Kl. 31.
Etymology
[Chauc. Wyc. brere: Orm. breress, pl: Northumb. breer, m: Fr. bruyère heather; O. Fr. bruière: M. Lat. bruarium a heath, barren land rough with brambles and bushes, Du Cange.]
Derived forms
DER. brǽmbel-brǽr, hind-brér.
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