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BREGO

  • noun [ masculine ]
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BREGO, bregu, brega, breogo; indecl. m. A word chiefly used by poets, denoting
Wright's OE grammar
§48; §92; §199; §396;
A leader, governor, ruler, prince, king, Lord; imperator, princeps, rex, Dominus
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  • Se beorna brego

    a leader of men,

      Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 11; Jud. 254.
  • Norþmanna bregu

    the leader of North men,

      Chr. 937; Erl. 112, 33; Æþelst. 33.
  • Brego engla

    the ruler of angels,

      Cd. 9; Th. 12, 7; Gen. 181.
  • Brege moncynnes

    ruler of mankind,

      Bt. Met. Fox 20, 86; Met. 20, 43.
  • Babilóne brego

    the king of Babylon,

      Cd. 187; Th. 232, 6; Dan. 256.
  • Se brega mǽra the great prince, Exon. 14a; Th. 29, note 1; Cri. 456, note. Beorna breogo

    the king of men.

      Andr. Kmbl. 609; An. 305.
  • [Icel. bragr, m. vir primarius, princeps.]
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v.  brega bregu breogo.
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  • BREGO, n.