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brosnian

  • verb [ weak ]
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brosnian, part. brosniende; ic brosnige, ðú brosnast, he brosnaþ, pl. brosniaþ; p. ode, ade; pp. od
To corrupt, decay, rot, perish; corrumpi, deficere, dissolvi, perire
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  • Ðære fǽmnan líchoma brosnian ne mihte

    the body of the maiden could not corrupt;

    feminæ caro corrumpi non potuit,
      Bd. 4, 19; S. 587, 36.

  • Him hyge brosnaþ

    his mind corrupts,

      Exon. 81 a; Th. 304, 11; Fä. 68.

  • Brosnaþ enta geweorc, hrófas sind gehrorene

    the work of giants is decaying, the roofs are fallen,

      Exon. 124 a; Th. 476, 4; Ruin. 2: Beo. Th. 4512; B. 2260.

  • Ða beámas á gréne stondaþ, nǽfre brosniaþ

    the trees always stand green, never decay,

      Exon. 56 a; Th. 200, 10; Ph. 38.

  • Cristene Róma besprycþ, ðæt hyre weallas for ealdunge brosnian

    Christian Rome complains, that her walls decay with age,

      Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 45.

  • Ðes brosnienda wéla

    this perishing wealth,

      Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 33.

  • Brosnade burgsteal

    the city-place has perished,

      Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 23; Ruin. 29.
Derived forms
DER. ge-brosnod, unge-; brosniendlíc, brosnigendlíc, un-: brosnung, ge-, un-.
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v.  ge-brosnod.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “brosnian.” 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/5218.

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