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BRIDEL

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
BRIDEL, gen. bridles; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§96; §146; §164; §321;
A BRIDLE; frenum
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  • Bridel

    bagula ?

      Ælfc. Gl. 15; Som. 58, 46; Wrt. Voc. 21, 35.

  • Bridles midl

    a bridle's middle, a bit;

    camus,
      21; Som. 59, 61; Wrt. Voc. 23, 22 : Runic pm. 21; Kmbl. 343, 26; Hick. Thes. i. 135.

  • On hælftre and bridle ceácan heora gewríþ

    in camo et freno maxillas eorum constringe,

      Ps. Lamb. 31, 9.

  • He ðæne bridel of ateáh

    he took the bridle off [his horse ],

      Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, note 34.

  • Se gemetgaþ ðone bridel

    he regulates the bridle,

      Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 18.

  • Mid his bridle

    with his bridle,

      Bt. 21; Fox 74, 6: Bt. Met. Fox 11, 45, 57, 157; Met. 11, 23, 29, 79; 24, 73; Met. 24, 37.

  • He ðæt gewealdleðer forlǽt ðara bridla

    he shall let go the rein [lit. governing leather] of the bridles,

      Bt. 21; Fox 74, 31: Bt. Met. Fox 11, 151; Met. 11, 76.

  • Drihten welt eallra gesceafta mid ðám bridlum his anwealdes

    the Lord governs all creatures with the bridles of his power,

      Bt. 25; Fox 88, 3: Bt. Met. Fox 13, 5; Met. 13, 3.
Etymology
[Chauc. bridel, bridle: Wyc. brydil, bridel: Dut. breidel, m: Kit. breydel: O. H. Ger. brittil, m. a bridle]
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v.  bridels brydel.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “BRIDEL.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/5132.

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