bryngen to ground

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • bryngen to grund, bryngen to grounde

Verb

bryngen to ground (third-person singular simple present bryngeth to ground, present participle bryngynge to ground, first-/third-person singular past indicative broghte to ground, past participle broght to ground)

  1. (transitive) bring to ground
    • c. 1200, Ormin 11773:
      Þatt illke wise þatt Adam I Paradys wass fandedd, & brohht to grund.
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    • 1297, R. Glouc. 1292, (Rolls):
      Þis lond was ibroȝt þoru treson verst to grounde.
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    • c. 1400, Destr. Troy 9342:
      Hit greuys me full gretly, & to ground brynges.
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Descendants

  • English: bring to ground
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