brial

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan blial, perhaps from Frankish *blīwafalþ, from *blīu (colour, hue; lead) + *falþan (to fold). Cognate with French bliaut.

Pronunciation

Noun

brial m (plural brials)

  1. (historical) bliaut
  2. (Valencia) petticoat, underskirt
    Synonyms: enagos, faldeta

References

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese brial (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Old Occitan blial or Old French bliaut.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɾiˈal]

Noun

brial m (plural briais)

  1. (historical) bliaut

References

  • brial” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • brial” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.

Spanish

Noun

brial m (plural briales)

  1. bliaut; bliaud

Further reading

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