Middle English Dictionary Entry
brixel n.
Entry Info
| Forms | brixel n. Also briesl. |
| Etymology | ON; cp. OI brigzli blame, reproach. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Humiliating treatment or circumstances; shameless behavior, chiding.
Associated quotations
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)10319 : Þi brixel [other MSS: shame], bale, and þin vpbraid..It es noght tid þe for þin ill.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)24044 : Þat brixel [Phys-E: briesl], beting, crone o thorn, þat al his flexs it was be-torn.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)28196 : Wit flitt, wit brixil, striue, and strut Myn euencristen haue i hurt.