Galician

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Etymology

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From French brayer, from Old French broier (to tar, pitch), from Old Norse bræða (to melt, make oil, tar, pitch), from bráð (tar, pitch). Related to English brew.

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brear (first-person singular present breo, first-person singular preterite breei, past participle breado)
brear (first-person singular present breio, first-person singular preterite breei, past participle breado, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (transitive) to tar
  2. (transitive) to beat up

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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brear m

  1. indefinite plural of bre

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French brayer, from Old French broier (to tar, pitch), from Old Norse bræða (to melt, make oil, tar, pitch), from bráð (tar, pitch). Related to brew.

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  • IPA(key): /bɾeˈaɾ/ [bɾeˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: bre‧ar

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brear (first-person singular present breo, first-person singular preterite breé, past participle breado)

  1. (obsolete, rare) to dip in tar (see embrear)
  2. (by extension) to abuse, to mistreat, to mock

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