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byrst — 1. m ( es/ as) loss, calamity, injury, damage, defect; crash; [berstan]; 2. n ( es/ ) (land) slip; 3. f ( e/ a) bristle; 4. pres 3rd sing of berstan; 5. pres 2nd sing of beran … Old to modern English dictionary
Ingvar Runestones — The Ingvar Runestones ( sv. Ingvarstenarna) is the name of c. 26 Varangian Runestones that were raised in commemoration of those who died in the Swedish Viking expedition to the Caspian Sea of Ingvar the Far Travelled. The Ingvar expedition was… … Wikipedia
Piedras rúnicas de Ingvar — Las piedras rúnicas de Ingvar (Ingvarstenarna) es el nombre asignado a 26 piedras rúnicas varegas levantadas en memoria de aquellos que murieron durante la última incursión vikinga en el Caspio, liderados por Ingvar el Viajero. La expedición de… … Wikipedia Español
bass — the fish [15] and bass the musical term [15] are of course completely unrelated words, with different pronunciations. Bass meaning ‘of the lowest register’ is simply a modified spelling of the adjective base, under the influence of Italian basso … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
bass — the fish [15] and bass the musical term [15] are of course completely unrelated words, with different pronunciations. Bass meaning ‘of the lowest register’ is simply a modified spelling of the adjective base, under the influence of Italian basso … Word origins
Bristle — Bris tle (br[i^]s s l), n. [OE. bristel, brustel, AS. bristl, byrst; akin to D. borstel, OHG. burst, G. borste, Icel. burst, Sw. borst, and to Skr. bh[.r]shti edge, point, and prob, L. fastigium extremity, Gr. a flaston stern of a ship, and E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
birse — noun Etymology: Middle English *birst, from Old English byrst more at bristle Date: before 12th century 1. chiefly Scottish a bristle or tuft of bristles 2. chiefly Scottish anger … New Collegiate Dictionary
embroider — verb (embroidered; embroidering) Etymology: alteration of Middle English embroderen, from Anglo French embrouder, from en + brosder, brouder to embroider, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English brord point, byrst bristle Date: 14th century… … New Collegiate Dictionary
brad — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse broddr spike; perhaps akin to Old English byrst bristle more at bristle Date: 13th century 1. a thin nail of the same thickness throughout but tapering in width and having a slight projection at… … New Collegiate Dictionary
bristle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bristil, from brust bristle, from Old English byrst; akin to Old High German burst bristle, and perhaps to Latin fastigium top Date: 14th century a short stiff coarse hair or filament • bristlelike adjective II.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
