Middle English Dictionary Entry
brẹ̄thel adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | brẹ̄thel adj. Also (error) briȝel. |
| Etymology | Cp. OE brēaþ fragile. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Fragile, weak.
Associated quotations
- a1400 Kyndeli is (Hrl 2316)4 : Litel and pouere is myn hauing, Briȝel [read: briþel] and sone i-falle from hi!
- c1450 Capgr.St.Kath.(Arun 396)4.1531 : How may ȝoure lawe eternally thus stonde, Whan it is biled on soo brethel [vr. brythyll] bonde?