bracer

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪsə(r)

Noun

bracer (plural bracers)

1. That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage.
2. (archery) A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string.
   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 34:

     To prevent the bow string from hanging on the left arm, it is covered with a piece of smooth leather, fastened on the outside of the arm, this is called a bracer.

3. Armor for the forearm; a brassart.
4. A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body.

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Old French

Verb

bracer

1. to brew (produce alcohol beverages)

Conjugation

• This verb is part of an group of -er verbs, for which ‘c’ is softened to a ‘ç’ before the vowels ‘a’ and ‘o’. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

   Conjugation of bracer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		bracer			avoir bracé, bracez
gerund		en braçant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		braçant
past participle		bracé, bracez
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jeo, jou	tu	il	nos, nous	vos, vous	ils
simple tenses	present	brace	braces	brace	braçons	bracez, bracés	bracent
	imperfect	braçoe, braceie, braçoie	braçoes, braceies, braçoies	braçot, braceit, braçoit	bracions, braciions	braciez, braciiez	braçoent, braient, braçoient
	past historic	braça	braças	braça	braçames	braçastes	bracerent
	future	bracerai	braceras	bracera	bracerons	bracerez, bracereiz	braceront
	conditional	braceroe, bracereie, braceroie	braceroes, bracereied, braceroied	bracerot, bracereie, braceroie	bracerions, braceriions	braceriez, braceriiez	braceroent, bracereient, braceroient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que jeo, jou	que tu	qu’il	que nos, nous	que vos, vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	brace	braces	brace	braçons	bracez	bracent
	imperfect	braçasse	braçasses	braçast	bracissons	bracissez, bracissiez	braçassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos, nous	vos, vous	–
		—	brace	—	braçons	bracez	—

Descendants

• French: brasser
• Jèrriais: brachi‎