† brusuren.
Obsolete.
1. Bruising or crushing; a bruise, contusion.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [noun] > bruise
brusurea1375
frousshure1477
bruise1533
wan1533
battering1558
squat1578
intuse1590
battery1594
crush1601
contusiona1616
sugillation1623
mishanter1754
stone bruise1805
rainbow1810
birze1818
pound1862
strawberry1921
a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 2461 Non schold in þat barnes bodi o brusure finde.
1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Lev. xxiv. 20 Brusur for brusur [L. fracturam pro fractura], eye for eye.
c1400 Three Kings Cologne 95 This bawme is good for all brusours [v.r. brosours, -ures] and woundes.
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 52 Brisyng or brissoure [King's Cambr. bryssynge or bryssure] quassatio, contusio, collisio.
a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. clxx. f. clxxxxviiv With broser or hurte ensuynge of the wounde before taken.
2. Breaking, breach, fracture; ruin.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [noun]
breachOE
breakingc975
brusure1382
breaka1400
crasure1413
chininga1420
bursting1487
bruisinga1500
fraction?a1560
chinking1565
springingc1595
infraction1623
disruption1646
abruption1654
diruption1656
chapping1669
chopping1669
fracturea1676
rumple1746
breakage1775
disrupture1785
fracturing1830
disruptment1834
snapping1891
fractionation1926
1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Neh. vi. 1 I hadde bild the wal, and ther was not in it laft brosure [a1425 L.V. brekyng].
1496 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (de Worde) vi. x. 247 Byfore brekynge & brysure gooth pryde.
1511 Pylgrymage Richarde Guylforde (Pynson) f. xxvi None hole nor brusor apperyd.
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