bracer

English

Etymology

From Middle English bracer, from Old French braceure; equivalent to brace +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹeɪsə/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹeɪsɚ/
• Rhymes: -eɪsə(ɹ)

Noun

bracer (plural bracers)

1. That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage.
2. Something bracing; a stimulant.
   • 1830, The Mirror of the Graces: Or, The English Lady's Costume, page 27:

     Country air in the fields, or in gardens, when breathed at proper hours, is an excellent bracer of the nerves, and a sure brightener of the complexion.

   • 1913 August, Jack London, John Barleycorn, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC:

     In fact I did not feel good. I was suffering from the morning sickness of the steady, heavy drinker. What I needed was a pick-me-up, a bracer.

3. (archery) A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string.
   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 34:

     To prevent the bow string from hanging on the left arm, it is covered with a piece of smooth leather, fastened on the outside of the arm, this is called a bracer.

4. Armor for the forearm; a brassard.
5. A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body.

Anagrams

• craber

Middle English

Alternative forms

• braser, brasur, brasoure, brassure

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French braceure; equivalent to brace +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /braːˈseːr/, /ˈbraːsər(ə)/

Noun

bracer (plural bracers)

1. Armour for the arm; a brassard.
2. (rare) A protective sleeve or guard for the forearm.
3. (rare) An armband.

Descendants

• English: bracer

References

• “brācēr, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 August 2018.

Old French

Verb

bracer

1. alternative form of bracier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of bracer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		bracer			avoir bracé
gerund		en braçant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		braçant
past participle		bracé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	braz	braces	brace	braçons	bracez	bracent
	imperfect	braçoie, braceie, braçoe, braceve	braçoies, braceies, braçoes, braceves	braçoit, braceit, braçot, braceve	braciiens, braciens	braciiez, braciez	braçoient, braceient, braçoent, bracevent
	preterite	braçai	braças	braça	braçames	braçastes	bracerent
	future	bracerai	braceras	bracera	bracerons	braceroiz, bracereiz, bracerez	braceront
	conditional	braceroie, bracereie	braceroies, bracereies	braceroit, bracereit	braceriiens, braceriens	braceriiez, braceriez	braceroient, bracereient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	braz	braz	brazt	braçons	bracez	bracent
	imperfect	braçasse	braçasses	braçast	bracissons, bracissiens	bracissoiz, bracissez, bracissiez	braçassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	brace	—	braçons	bracez	—