bruinn.

Brit.

/ˈbruːɪn/, U.S.

/ˈbruən/

Forms: late Middle English brune, late Middle English brunne, late Middle English bruyn, 1600s brewin, 1600s– bruin. Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch bruin.

Etymology: < Middle Dutch bruin, bruyn, bruun, the name of the bear in Reynard the Fox (late 13th cent.; Dutch bruin ), specific use as noun of bruin , bruyn , bruun brown adj.

A bear. Formerly chiefly as a proper name, now more usually as a common noun.Originally the name of the bear in the fable tradition centred on Reynard the Fox (see note at Reynard n. 1).

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Ursidae (bear) > [noun] > genus Ursus > ursus arctos > brown or grizzly bear

bruin1481

Russian bear1607

game-beara1640

white bear1791

grizzly bear1807

grizzly1808

old man1886

silver-tip1886

1481 W. Caxton tr. Hist. Reynard Fox (1970) 13 How brune the beere was sped of Reynart the foxe.

1481 W. Caxton tr. Hist. Reynard Fox (1970) 12 The kynge..saide to brune the bere syr brune I wyl that ye doo this message.

1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. iii. 173 Meanwhile th' approach'd the place where Bruin Was now engag'd to mortal ruine.

1728 A. Pope Dunciad i. 89 So watchful Bruin forms with plastic care Each growing lump, and brings it to a Bear.

1764 T. Bridges Homer Travestie II. vii. 89 No more each two-legg'd bruin swears.

1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville III. 137 Promising to entrap bruin.

1867 A. J. Harvey Our Cruise Claymore 130 During the autumn Bruin may not unfrequently be seen near the vineyards.

1931 J. Curley & N. Fleischer Mod. Wrestling vii. 42 The ‘bear hug’..is just twining the arms around the torso and squeezing with all the ferocity of an angered bruin.

1967 N. Mailer Why are we in Vietnam? iv. 62 I want to behold Bruin right in his pig red eye so I'll never have to be so scared again.

2007 Field & Stream May 90/1 The bruin was feeding on the lower end of an avalanche slide.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	bruin
释义	bruinn. Brit. /ˈbruːɪn/, U.S. /ˈbruən/ Forms: late Middle English brune, late Middle English brunne, late Middle English bruyn, 1600s brewin, 1600s– bruin. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch bruin. Etymology: < Middle Dutch bruin, bruyn, bruun, the name of the bear in Reynard the Fox (late 13th cent.; Dutch bruin ), specific use as noun of bruin , bruyn , bruun brown adj. A bear. Formerly chiefly as a proper name, now more usually as a common noun.Originally the name of the bear in the fable tradition centred on Reynard the Fox (see note at Reynard n. 1). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Ursidae (bear) > [noun] > genus Ursus > ursus arctos > brown or grizzly bear bruin1481 Russian bear1607 game-beara1640 white bear1791 grizzly bear1807 grizzly1808 old man1886 silver-tip1886 1481 W. Caxton tr. Hist. Reynard Fox (1970) 13 How brune the beere was sped of Reynart the foxe. 1481 W. Caxton tr. Hist. Reynard Fox (1970) 12 The kynge..saide to brune the bere syr brune I wyl that ye doo this message. 1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. iii. 173 Meanwhile th' approach'd the place where Bruin Was now engag'd to mortal ruine. 1728 A. Pope Dunciad i. 89 So watchful Bruin forms with plastic care Each growing lump, and brings it to a Bear. 1764 T. Bridges Homer Travestie II. vii. 89 No more each two-legg'd bruin swears. 1837 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville III. 137 Promising to entrap bruin. 1867 A. J. Harvey Our Cruise Claymore 130 During the autumn Bruin may not unfrequently be seen near the vineyards. 1931 J. Curley & N. Fleischer Mod. Wrestling vii. 42 The ‘bear hug’..is just twining the arms around the torso and squeezing with all the ferocity of an angered bruin. 1967 N. Mailer Why are we in Vietnam? iv. 62 I want to behold Bruin right in his pig red eye so I'll never have to be so scared again. 2007 Field & Stream May 90/1 The bruin was feeding on the lower end of an avalanche slide. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1481
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