Albanian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Albanian *brin(i), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- (to rub, scratch). Cognate to Sanskrit भ्रिणाति (bhriṇāti, he wounds).[1]

Verb edit

brij (aorist brijta, participle brirë)

  1. to rub, scratch

Conjugation edit

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References edit

  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 108

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch bri. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /brɛi̯/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: brij
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Noun edit

brij m (plural brijen, diminutive brijtje n)

  1. porridge
    Synonym: pap
  2. goop, muck

Derived terms edit

West Frisian edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

brij c (no plural, diminutive brijke)

  1. porridge
  2. mess

Further reading edit

  • brij”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011