German

Noun

Brise f ‎(genitive Brise, plural Brisen)

1. breeze

Declension

English

Noun

brise ‎(plural brises)

1. (obsolete, rare) A tract of land that has been left untilled for a long time.
   • 1616: Richard Surflet [tr.] and Gervase Markham [aug.], Estienne and Liébault’s Maison Rustique, or The Countrie Farme, page 92

     Afterward let him draw a Brise or two made fast in the yoke.

References

• “†brise” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Anagrams

• biers

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German brise ‎(“breeze”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /briːsə/, [ˈb̥ʁiːsə]

Noun

brise c (singular definite brisen, plural indefinite briser)

1. breeze

Inflection

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁiz/

Noun

brise f ‎(plural brises)

1. breeze

Verb

brise

1. first-person singular present indicative of briser
2. third-person singular present indicative of briser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of briser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of briser
5. second-person singular imperative of briser

Anagrams

• bries
• sbire

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲɾʲɪʃə]

Verb

brise

1. present subjunctive analytic of bris

Usage notes

Used with a noun or pronoun as the subject.

Noun

brise f

1. genitive singular of bris

Mutation

Norman

Etymology

Of Germanic origin.

Noun

brise f ‎(plural brises)

1. (Jersey, weather) breeze