Middle English Dictionary Entry
brīče n.
Entry Info
Forms | brīče n. |
Etymology | OE brȳce |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Use, usefulness, benefit.
Associated quotations
- a1150 Rwl.G.57 Gloss.(Rwl G.57)p.26 : Usus i. utilitatis: brice.
- ?a1200(OE) Hrl.HApul.(Hrl 6258B:Berberich)80.22/3 : Hit scearplice fremæð to ðan sylfe brice.