Middle English Dictionary Entry
brūt adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | brūt adj. |
| Etymology | OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Like an animal, non-human; ~ beste, one of the lower animals; (b) ?as personal name.
Associated quotations
a
- a1475 Bk.Quint.(Sln 73)12/2 : Now wole I teche ȝou to drawe out þe 5 beynge from..al maner fleisch of Brut beestis.
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)4.435 : Whiche thynge brute bestes [L bestiæ] wille not doe.
b
- (c1200) Doc.Ireland in RS 5342 : Henricus le Brut.
- (1279) Hundred R.Tower 2812 : Adam le Brut.
- (1327) Sub.R.Som.in Som.RS 3229 : Petrus le Brut.