14281.
Sharpe
(Richard): King William and the
Brecc Bennach
in 1211: reliquary or holy banner?
In
IR 66/2
(Nov., 2015), pp. 163–190.
Argues that EIr.
brecc
had the meaning of ‘glittering’ in the context of brass, silver or gold, and was used substantivized to refer to an object in shiny metalwork.
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