Bries

Signification (Anglais)

1. (neuter, strong) thymus gland
2. (diminutive, neuter, often, strong) sweetbread made from thymus

Concepts

ris

thymus

Synonymes

Brieschen

Kalbsmilch

Thymus

Midder

Schweser

Traductions

lechecillas

zwezerik

sweetbread

timo

animella

thymus

timo

molleja

uykuluk

timus

thymus

animelle

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/bʁiːs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen haut-allemand: briz

Appartenant à anglais: brisket

Appartenant à danois: brissel

Appartenant à suédois: bräss

In summary

From Middle High German briz (14th c.). This late and singular attestation allows no certainty about the quality of the vowel or the final alveolar. Origin unknown. Possibly related with Proto-Germanic *breustą (“breast”) or *breutaną (“to crush”). Compare also English brisket, whose -k- does not fit with the German form, however. Danish brissel, Swedish bräss (“thymus”) are probably from German.