bryke

Middle English

Alternative forms

• brik, breke

Etymology

From Middle Low German and Middle Dutch bricke ("cracked or broken brick; tile-stone"; modern Dutch brik), ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *brekan (“to break”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrik(ə)/

Noun

bryke (plural brykes)

1. brick

Descendants

• English: brick

References

• “brike, n.(1)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.