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bryrdan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
bryrdan, he bryrdeþ, bryrdþ, bryrþ; p. bryrde; pp. bryrded, bryrd [brord stimulus, cuspis]
To prick, goad, incite, urge, constrain; compungere, stimulare, instigare, urgere, compellere
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  • Se Ælmihtiga ealle gesceafta bryrþ mid his bridlum

    the Almighty constrains all creatures with his bridles,

      Bt. Met. Fox 13, 5; Met. 13, 3.
Derived forms
DER. a-bryrdan, an-, in-, on-.
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v.  a-bryrdan.
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