brike

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English brice, from Proto-West Germanic *bruki.

Noun

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brike (plural brikes)

  1. A breach; ruin; downfall; peril.
    • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Monk's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 3579-3580:
      [...] Genilon Oliver, corrupt for mede,
      Broghte this worthy king in swich a brike.
      [...] Ganelon-Oliver, corrupt for a bribe,
      Brought this worthy king into such a plight.

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Walloon

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Etymology

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Of Germanic origin, from Middle Low German bricke and Middle Dutch brike, related to breken (to break). Cognate with French brique.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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brike

  1. brick