barridus

barridus [etym. dub.] , oppressive, haughty. barrida pravicolae qui stravi examina turbae Frith. 1098; c1370 pax erit in terra, rediet sed barrida guerra (J. Bridl.) Pol. Poems I 176 (cf. ib. I 177: i. forte bellum); barrida nam bella cancer parat ipse novella Ib. I 194 (cf. ib. I 196: unde est notandum quod est terminus ‘barrida’, vel descendit a ‘barri’ [βαρύ] quod est grave ‥ vel ‥ a ‘barro -nis’ ‥ vel dicitur a ‘barrus, barri’ qui est elephans); 1440 ut ~us doctor et ampullosus didascolus te intitulas Bekynton I 116.