| 单词 | brussen | 
| 释义 | brussenadj. English regional (northern) and Scottish in later use.  1.  Burst; broken; †ruptured (affected with a hernia) (obsolete). Now rare.In quot. ?c1425: (of grain) crushed, pulverized. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > 			[adjective]		 > bursting, shattering, or breaking into pieces > burst brussena1413 burstenc1440 withbrast1448 bursted1527 dirupt1531 ruptured1596 disrupt1736 disrupted1819 burst1824 disruptured1838 a1413						 (c1385)						    G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde 		(Pierpont Morgan)	 		(1881)	  ii. l. 976  				For I am hol al brosten ben my bonden. ?c1425    Recipe in  Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. 		(Arun. 334)	 		(1790)	 462 (MED)  				Take qwete streyned, that is for to say brosten.   Promptorium Parvulorum 		(Harl. 221)	 53  				Brostyn man,..herniosus. 1544    T. Phaer Regim. Lyfe 		(1560)	 U iij b  				A drynke for one that is brusten. 1565    W. Allen Def. & Declar. Doctr. Purgatory  i. ii. f. 35v  				The gnasshing of the mourners ceased, and the brosten bandes of condemned persons, fell from theyme. 1836    Preston Chron. & Lancs. Advertiser 28 May  				Mony o won will ged o brossen nuas weh gowin ogeon id i'th dark. 1898    R. Blakeborough Wit N. Riding Yorks. xiii. 255  				The old saying, ‘Buckles borrow, brussen tag-holes beg,’ clearly points that our fore-elders had a pretty correct notion of human nature. 1937    C. Holme Wisdom of Simple 74  				I'd not be doin' wi'out..cracky old grandad clock, nor t'wedder-cock wi' t'brossen neb!  2.  Very full after eating; bloated as a result of too much food or drink. Also: gluttonous; fat.In quot. a1450   in the collocation brussen-gut (literally ‘burst gut’), used figuratively to denote a glutton; compare later brussen-gutted at  Compounds. ΚΠ a1450    Castle Perseverance 		(1969)	 l. 235  				I byde as a brod brustun-gutte abouyn on þese tourys.]			 1738    J. Swift Treat. Polite Conversat. 75  				Well, I'm weily brosten, as they sayn in Lancashire. 1876    J. Hartley Orig. Illuminated Clock Almanack 1877 15  				‘Net another drop for me,’ they all shaated aght. ‘We're nooan like a lot o' yo brussen things 'at sit an soss as long as yo can see.’ 1887    Blackburn Standard 24 Sept. 2/5  				To see him, yo'd think him too brossen to wawk. 1907    J. S. Fletcher Mr. Poskitt xi. 230  				I remember 'at when my father died t' house wor full—all t' countryside wor theer, atein' and drinkin' till they wor fair brussen. 2014    @SusieBrindley 2 Mar. in  twitter.com 		(O.E.D. Archive)	  				I'm fair brossen! A walk is in order I think!  3.  Yorkshire. Overconfident, self-important; brash, insolent. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > self-importance > 			[adjective]		 buggish1536 puffya1594 important1726 self-important1732 consequential1758 self-consequent1834 gumptious1853 brussen1897 prima donna1897 prima donna-ish1926 over-inflated1934 the mind > emotion > courage > confidence > 			[adjective]		 > over-confident or presumptuous thristec897 Icarian1595 overconfidenta1617 prefident1689 secure1859 brussen1897 1897    S. P. Unwin in  Eng. Dial. Dict. 		(1898)	 I. 423/1  				[West Yorkshire] Brusten,..swaggering. 1966    Twentieth Cent. Winter 55/1  				Carty was pigheaded and very proud. ‘Brussen’ was the word used locally to describe his mental condition. 2015    I. McMillan in  Yorks. Post 		(Nexis)	 26 June  				Eee, he were brussen wi' that traffic warden! Compounds  Parasynthetic, as in  brussen-bellied,  brussen-gutted,  brussen-hearted, etc. ΚΠ 1634    P. Holland tr.  Pliny Hist. World 		(new ed.)	 II.  xx. v. 41  				The root of Seseli..knits those who are brusen bellied [1601 bursten bellied], or haue ruptures. 1878    M. Hunt Hazard of Die I. xiii. 262  				Say nought to me, Ailie. I's fairly brussen-hearted! 1949    in  W. J. Halliday  & A. S. Umpleby White Rose Garland 13  				God's smile weean't favour sike a gam' O' greedy brossen-gutted gaain. 1995    J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 42/1  				Brussen-faaced, fat faced. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  | 
	
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