brunus

brunus [OF brun < Frk.] 1 brown (of hair or complexion); b (as proper name); c (of horse or cow); d (of bread). si ‥ sit ‥ patiens juvenis complexionis colerice, sc. macilentus, ~us, mobilis et levis Gad. 35 v. 2; plani sunt illi bruni densique capilli Elmh. Metr. Hen. V 74.  b j liber homo ~us DB II 441b; 1130 Willelmo ~o Pipe 99.  c 1214 pro j [equo] ~o falvo Cl 168b; 1300 equus ~us badius AcWardr p. 79 (cf. (v. brunbadius)); 1316 pro restauro ‥ unius equi ~i badii cum stella in fronte RGasc IV 1679; 1427 una cum equo meo ~i coloris Reg. Cant. II 373; 1278 fugavit unam vaccam nigram ~am Hund. Highworth 86 (cf. (v. brunettus 2)).  d 1345 habeat quilibet frater leprosus ‥ qualibet septimana septem panes, quorum ‥ duo ~i colore, facti de frumento prout fuerit de garba excussum (Const. Hosp. S. Juliani) G. S. Alb. II app. 489. 2 brown (of cloth), burnet or sim.. b (sb. m.) brown cloth, burnet; (cf. brunettus 1). dare toll’ suum ‥ duos grisengos pannos et unum ~um (Quad.) GAS 234; sex casulas optimas, unam sc. ~am de tenui †purpura [? l. purfilura] et opere subtili pretiosam Swafham 100; 1291 j tabardum de ~o camelino (St. Ives) Law Merch. I 55; 1465 de le chamlett †brunio ExchScot 363; Lyndw. 206D (v. brunettus 1b).  b 1432 duo baudkynys de ~o sine armis Reg. Glasg. 332.