Middle English Dictionary Entry
brāke n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | brāke n.(1) Also brakene. |
| Etymology | Cp. MDu. brake; akin to brēken break. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
An implement for crushing or pounding: (a) a (flax) brake; (b) a pestle; (c) a mallet or cudgel; lether ~.
Associated quotations
a
- c1450 Trin-C.LEDict.(Trin-C O.5.4)608 : Rupa: a braoke.
- a1500 Mayer Nominale (Mayer)696 : Hoc linerium: lynsed. Hec rupa: a brake. Hoc exculidium: a swyndylstoc.
b
- c1350 Cmb.Ee.4.20.Nominale (Cmb Ee.4.20)539 : Pyncel, malet et sarcu: Brake, betulle and grane.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)46 : Bray or brakene, baxteris instrument: Pinsa.
- (1451) Will York in Sur.Soc.45119 : [Inventory of the] Coquina cum brasina..De j brake ij d.
- ?a1500 Lndsb.Nominale (Lndsb)809 : Pistor cum suis instrumentis..Hec vibra: a brake.
c
- (1456) Reg.Chanc.Oxf.in OHS 93365 : Ricardi Glouare..Item the ledyr brake.
- ?a1500 Lndsb.Nominale (Lndsb)807 : Cuperus cum suis instrumentis..Hec vibra: a brake.