Bruoch

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Farmer with Bruoch - Illustration from the Maciejowski Bible (around 1250–60)

Bruoch (also Bruch , next to it in the re-enactment scene Bruche ) is the name for clothing in the Middle Ages, which is not dissimilar to underpants . It was similar to today's boxer shorts .

Attachment

Were the Bruoch leg warmers angenestelt until the tight clothing of the 14th century made it necessary for the latter to a doublet or pour point were attached. This combination was finally superseded by closed tights with a pubic capsule at the beginning of the 15th century .

nature

In contemporary illustrations, the Bruoch is almost exclusively shown in white or natural color, which, in connection with other sources, indicates that it was almost always made of linen or other regionally available fibers ( hemp , possibly also white wool ), i.e. material that was easy to clean.

history

The exact origin of the Bruoch is not clear. Possibly it comes from the Germanic trousers and was supplemented by Byzantine influence with long stockings, leg warmers and degraded to underwear. The exact form varies depending on the region, state and century. Under the very wrinkled fashion of the 13th century, it was probably worn very widely by people of the simplest; in the narrower court fashion of the 12th and 14th centuries, it had a narrower cut. A subspecies is the so-called Reiterbruche, which differs from the normal Bruoch by the cut. The parts have no seams on the inside of the thighs, which increases the comfort in the saddle.

With the change from leg warmers to tight trousers , they were finally reduced to tight boxer shorts or panties. No bruoch has been preserved in the find, which is why the exact cut remains speculative.

Name and spelling

The spelling Brouche is - in contrast to Bruoch - historically not proven and, moreover, etymologically incorrect. The Middle High German diphthong -ou- corresponds to a New High German -au- ; However, in all those dialects in which the term has been preserved to this day, it is pronounced either with the diphthong uo or ue or with a long u , which suggests the Middle High German -uo- diphthong (also clearly defined in tradition) .

The ending e, which can also be found in the Bruche variant , which is widespread in the medieval and reenactment scene, does not correspond to the historical word form either.

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