tobruise
English
verb
Definitions
- (archaic) To bruise up, completely beat or batter; crush; to make numb.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tobrusen inherited from Old English tōbrȳsan (crush, bruise, shatter) prefix from English bruise.
Origin
English
bruise
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bruisability English
- bruisable English
- bruise English
- bruiseless English
- bruiselike English
- bruiser English
- bruisest English
- bruisewort English
- bruisy English
- forbruise English
- tōbrȳsan Old English
- bruisen Middle English
- tobrusen Middle English