bracer
English
Etymology
From Middle English bracer, from Old French braceure; equivalent to brace + -er.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -eɪsə(ɹ)
Noun
bracer (plural bracers)
- That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage.
- (archery) A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 34:
- To prevent the bow string from hanging on the left arm, it is covered with a piece of smooth leather, fastened on the outside of the arm, this is called a bracer.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 34:
- Armor for the forearm; a brassard.
- A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body.
Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French braceure; equivalent to brace + -er.
Pronunciation
Noun
bracer (plural bracers)
- Armour for the arm; a brassard.
- (rare) A protective sleeve or guard for the forearm.
- (rare) An armband.
Descendants
- English: bracer
References
- “brācēr (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-11.
Old French
Verb
bracer
- Alternative form of bracier
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of bracer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | bracer | avoir bracé | |||||
gerund | en braçant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | braçant | ||||||
past participle | bracé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | braz | braces | brace | braçons | bracez | bracent |
imperfect | braçoie, braceie, braçoe, braceve | braçoies, braceies, braçoes, braceves | braçoit, braceit, braçot, braceve | braciiens, braciens | braciiez, braciez | braçoient, braceient, braçoent, bracevent | |
preterite | braçai | braças | braça | braçames | braçastes | bracerent | |
future | bracerai | braceras | bracera | bracerons | braceroiz, bracereiz, bracerez | braceront | |
conditional | braceroie, bracereie | braceroies, bracereies | braceroit, bracereit | braceriiens, braceriens | braceriiez, braceriez | braceroient, bracereient | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses |
present | braz | braz | brazt | braçons | bracez | bracent |
imperfect | braçasse | braçasses | braçast | bracissons, bracissiens | bracissoiz, bracissez, bracissiez | braçassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | brace | — | braçons | bracez | — |
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