breuil

See also: Breuil

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁœj/

Etymology 1

From Middle French brueil, bruil, bruel,[1] from Old French, from Medieval Latin brogilus (“fenced-in forest; game reserve”) (circa 800),[2] Gaulish *brogilos.[2][3]

Noun

breuil m (plural breuils)

  1. copse
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ For the Middle French forms, see Tobler-Lommatzsch Altfranzoesisches Woerterbuch, [1].
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “breuil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
  3. ^ Gastal, Pierre (2013), Nos racines celtiques, p. 140

Etymology 2

From braie.

Noun

breuil m (plural breuils)

  1. small cordage

Noun

breuil m (plural breuils)

  1. ewe cheese
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