Word origin
[‹ F, OF, n. deriv. of
abrier (now obs. or dial.) to shelter, shield, screen ‹ LL
aprīcāre to warm in the sun (hence, to shield from wind, cold, etc.), v. deriv. of L
aprīcus sunny, warmed by the sunshine; OF
b for
v perh. ‹ OPr
abriar, or by construal of
a- as prefix
]