bragget
/ˈbɹæɡɪt/
bragget noun: a liquor made of fermented ale and honey with spices.
Noun
bragget (uncountable)
- A liquor made of fermented ale and honey with spices.
- You have in draughts of Darby drill'd your men,
And we have serv'd there, armed all in ale,
With the brown bowl, and charg'd in bragget stale […]1621 August 13 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), Ben Jonson, “The Masque of the Gypsies”, in Q. Horatius Flaccus: His Art of Poetry. […], London: […] J[ohn] Okes, for John Benson […]... - The foresitter of a cantref, namely the footholder, gives a vat of bragget to the king each year.2011, Sara Elin Roberts, transl., “Text and Translation”, in Llawysgrif Pomffred: An Edition and Study of Peniarth MS 259B (Medieval Law and Its Practice; 10), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 121
- Synonyms:
- Welsh ale
- You have in draughts of Darby drill'd your men,
Synonyms of bragget
Forms of bragget
| alternative form | bracket |
|---|---|
| alternative form | brackett |
| alternative form | bragawd |
| alternative form | braggett |
| alternative form | braggot |
| alternative form | bragot |
Origin of bragget
From Middle English bragot, braket, from Middle Welsh bragawt, bragaut, bragot, from brag (“malt”).
Questions about bragget
- What does bragget mean?
- Bragget means a liquor made of fermented ale and honey with spices.
- What part of speech is bragget?
- Bragget is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bragget?
- Bragget is pronounced /ˈbɹæɡɪt/.
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