bracen

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

bracen

1. Alternative form of brasen

Etymology 2

From Old French bracier, from brace; equivalent to brace +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• brase, bras, bracyn, brasyn, brace

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbraːsən/

Verb

bracen

1. To hold onto; to put one's hands onto.
2. To grab or take; to forcibly handle.
3. To restrain or bind; to make fast.
4. To attach or connect two objects to each other.
5. (rare) To cover or surround with a cover; to veil.
6. (rare) To draw out; to pull to extend.
7. (rare) To stab or puncture.
8. (rare) To reassure or succour.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bracen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) bracen, brace
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	brace	braced
2nd-person singular	bracest	bracedest
3rd-person singular	braceth	braced
subjunctive singular	brace
imperative singular		—
plural1	bracen, brace	braceden, bracede
imperative plural	braceth, brace	—
participles	bracynge, bracende	braced, ybraced

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: brace

References

• “brācen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-11.