scipbryce

Old English

Etymology

From scip (“ship”) +‎ bryce (“breaking, fragment”). Compare Faroese skipbrot, Dutch schipbreuk, and German Schiffbruch.

Noun

scipbryce m

  1. ship wreck; that which washes ashore from shipwreck; wreckage

Descendants

  • Middle English: shipbreche

References

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