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brigdan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
brigdan, (?); p. de
To seize property improperly held by another
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  • Ðus man sceal swerigean, ðonne man hafð his ǽhte gebryid ( =-brigd ?) (cf. ꝥ orf ꝥ ic mid N. befangen hæbbe, l. 15). Ðæs óðres áð ðe mon his orf æt bryideð ( = brigdeð?) . . . Ðæs áð ðe his ǽhte bryideð

    thus shall a man swear, when he has seized his (stolen) property . . . The oath of the other party from whom a man seizes his (stolen) cattle . . . The oath of him who seizes his (stolen) property,

    • Ll. Th. i. 178, 10-180, 8
    • .
Etymology
[
Icel. brigða to escheat; brigð a right to reclaim.
]
Linked entries
v.  æt-bryidan bryidan æt-bryidan ge-bryidan.
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