Middle English Dictionary Entry
brauling ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | brauling ger. |
| Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Contention, brawling, noisy behavior; (b) clash, impact.
Associated quotations
a
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)15.233 : In courte..he [Charity] cometh but selde, For braulyng [vr. braggyng; C: brawelynge] and bakbytyng.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)48 : Brawlynge: Jurgium, litigium.
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)276/142 : What warlowe yow wakens With wordis full wilde, Þat boy for his brawlyng Were bettir be vn-borne.
b
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)2176 : The traytoure hym hitte..That the boustous launce..braste at þe brawlynge and brake in þe myddys.