- *brisca, fr *briscos 'brittle' Br
bresk 'brittle, fragile', MIr brisc, Ir
briosg, Sc
brisg Lat faba
bresil 'haring' Poit brèche 'multi-colored cow', Sp breca...
- etymologies:
either it is akin to
Welsh brysg "nimble, lively", Irish/Scottish
briosg "to be surprised, to jump for joy" or it is from
Medieval Latin bruscus...