- the bear in the medieval beast epic Reynard the Fox
- [alsob-] a name for any bear in fable and folklore
Origin of Bruin
Du, brownA large bruin.
An example of a bruin is the mascot of the Boston hockey team, the Blades.
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Origin of Bruin
Du, brown
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noun
Origin of bruin
Middle English name of the bear in History of Reynard the Fox , translated by William Caxton from Middle Dutch bruun, bruin brown, name of the bear in the Middle Dutch version of the fable ; see bher-2 in Indo-European roots.
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From Dutch bruin (“brown”) via William Caxton's 1485 translation of a Dutch version of the legend of Reynard the Fox. Bruin is the bear, named for his brown color.
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