Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAny of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera. · Anything that is sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.
From Middle English brere, from Old English brēr [Old Mercian], brǣr (“briar, bramble”); further origin unknown, perhaps related to Old French bruiere (“heather”) (French bruyère). Compare Old Norse brǫrr (“briar”), whence Icelandic brörr.
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