† forbruisev.
Obsolete.
transitive. Only in past participle.
a. To bruise severely; to cover with bruises.
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > injure [verb (transitive)] > injure by striking > bruise
bruiseOE
forbruisec1386
to-bruisea1400–50
contuse?1541
surbate1590
sugillate1623
bruslea1625
maula1627
contund1654
sugill1663
blacken1808
to black up1821
mudge1848
contusion1871
c1386 G. Chaucer Monk's Tale 624 In a chare men aboute him bare Al for-brused, bothe bak and syde.
c1420 Anturs of Arth. li Vnnethe myȝte these sturun men stond vppe ryȝte So for-brissutte, and for-bled.
a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xv. 239 Alle for brosed and full wery of trauayle.
b. To break to pieces.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > break [verb (transitive)] > break to pieces, shatter, or burst
to-breakc888
briteOE
to-shenec950
abreakOE
forgnidea1000
to-brytc1000
to-burstc1000
to-driveOE
shiverc1200
to-shiverc1200
to-reavec1225
shiverc1250
debruise1297
to-crack13..
to-frushc1300
to-sliftc1315
chinec1330
littlec1350
dingc1380
bruisea1382
burst1382
rushc1390
shinderc1390
spald?a1400
brittenc1400
pashc1400
forbruise1413
to break, etc. into sherds1426
shattera1450
truncheon1477
scarboyle1502
shonk1508
to-shattera1513
rash1513
shidera1529
grind1535
infringe1543
dishiver1562
rupture1578
splinter1582
tear1582
disshiver1596
upburst1596
to burst up1601
diminish1607
confract1609
to blow (shiver, smash, tear, etc.) to or into atoms1612
dishatter1615
vanquashc1626
beshiver1647
disfrange1778
smash1778
explode1784
bust1806
spell1811
smithereen1878
shard1900
1413 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) iv. xxxvi. 84 Helme and palet to beten and forbruysed.
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