Alternative spelling of 'brandish'; to wave or flourish something, especially a weapon, in a threatening or showy manner.
Variant of 'brandish' from Old French 'brandir,' derived from Old Norse 'brandr.' This spelling is archaic and rarely used in modern English.
This old spelling shows how English writers couldn't quite settle on how to spell Germanic-origin words—'brandise' lost out to 'brandish' in the great spelling standardization wars of the 1600s.
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