broil

broil
{{11}}broil (v.1) "to cook," late 14c. (earlier "to burn," mid-14c.), from O.Fr. bruller "to broil, roast" (Mod.Fr. brûler), earlier brusler "to burn" (11c.), which, with It. bruciare, is of uncertain and much-disputed origin. Perhaps from V.L. *brodum "broth," borrowed from Germanic and ultimately related to BREW (Cf. brew) (v.). Gamillscheg proposes it to be from L. ustulare "to scorch, singe" (from ustus, pp. of urere "to burn") and altered by influence of Germanic "burn" words beginning in br-. Related: Broiled; broiling.
{{12}}broil (v.2) early 15c., "to quarrel, brawl," also "mix up, present in disorder," from Anglo-Fr. broiller "mix up, confuse," O.Fr. brooillier "to mix, mingle," figuratively "to have sexual intercourse" (13c., Mod.Fr. brouiller), perhaps from breu, bro "stock, broth, brew," from Frankish or another Germanic source (Cf. O.H.G. brod "broth") akin to BROTH (Cf. broth) (see BREW (Cf. brew) (v.)); also compare IMBROGLIO (Cf. imbroglio).

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  • broil — broil1 [broil] vt. [ME broilen < OFr bruillir, to broil, roast; prob. by confusion of bruir, to burn (< Gmc * brojan, to brew) & usler < L ustulare, to singe] 1. to cook by exposing to a flame or other direct source of intense heat 2. to …   English World dictionary

  • Broil — Broil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Broiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Broiling}.] [OE. broilen, OF. bruillir, fr. bruir to broil, burn; of Ger. origin; cf. MHG. br[ u]ejen, G. br[ u]hen, to scald, akin to E. brood.] 1. To cook by direct exposure to heat over a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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