brussenadj.
/ˈbrʌsn/, U.S. /ˈbrəs(ə)n/, Scottish English /ˈbrʌsn/ 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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