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brec

(n.)
Grammar
brec, es; n.

A breaking, crash, noise; ⬩ fractio, fragor, strepitus.

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A breaking, crash, noise; fractio, fragor, strepitus

bréc

(n.)
Grammar
bréc, acc. s. and nom. pl. of bróc, f.

the breech, breeches,

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the breech, breeches, L. M. 1. 71; Lchdm. ii. 146, 3: R. Ben. 55;

bréc

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Dele 'acc. s. and'

bréc-hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
bréc-hrægel, -hrægl, es; n. [bréc
breeches
, pl. of bróc, f; hrægel
a garment
]

breeches ⬩ a garment ⬩ lumbare, diplois = ⬩ διπλοίς ⬩ A sort of garment

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lumbare, diplois = διπλοίς A sort of garment; Him si abrogden, swá of bréchrægle [mid twýfealdum mentle, Spl.], hiora sylfra sceamu operiantur [aperiantur ?] sicut diploide confusione sua, Ps. Th. 108, 28

BRÓC

(n.)
Grammar
BRÓC, gen. bróce; dat. bréc; acc. bróc, bréc; pl. nom. acc. bréc, brǽc; gen. bróca; dat. brocum; f.

the BREECH ⬩ nates ⬩ BREECHES, trousers, pantaloons ⬩ braca, bracæ, femoralia

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the BREECH; nates Under ða bréc under the breech, L. M. 1, 71; Lchdm. ii. 146, 3. a covering for the breech, in pl. BREECHES, trousers, pantaloons; braca, bracæ, femoralia Bréc femoralia, R. Ben. 55. Brǽc femoralia, Wrt. Voc. 81, 63

Linked entry: braccas

ge-brec

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brec, -bræc, es; n. [ge-, brec a breaking, crash]

A breaking ⬩ crashing ⬩ clamour ⬩ noise ⬩ fractio ⬩ frăgor ⬩ strĕpĭtus

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A breaking, crashing, clamour, noise; fractio, frăgor, strĕpĭtus Se dæg biþ dæg gebreces the day will be a day of clamour, Past. 35, 5; Swt. 245, 5; Hat. MS. 46 a, 17. He gehýrde ðæt gebrec ðara storma audīto frăgōre procellārum, Bd. 5, 1; S. 614, 3.

Linked entry: ge-bræc

brec-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
brec-mǽlum, adv. [brece
a bit, piece;
mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, u.]

a bit, piece ⬩ By bits, piecemeal; ⬩ minutatim,

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By bits, piecemeal; minutatim,Mone B. 1819

bræc

(n.)
Grammar
bræc, brec, es; n. (?)

A brack ⬩ break

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bræce; of ðan bræce andlang beces innon ródstubban (cf. the same boundaries in another charter:-- Of ðan ealdan mére innon ðám brece; andlang breces innon ródstubban, iv. 129, 34), C. D. vi. 170, 36

brec-mǽlum

Similar entry: bryc-mǽlum

ge-brec

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Add: a breaking, Similar entries v. bán-gebrec, hláf-gebrec, weall-gebrec. a crash, noise Gebrec hlúd unmǽte, Cri. 954. Borda gebrec, El. 114. Cirm, swég, gebrec fragor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 13. Gebrece, swoege fragore, 33, 79

ge-bréc

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ǽ-brec

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Dele

ǽ-brec

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-brec, [eá water, bræc]

A catarrh ⬩ rheum ⬩ rheuma

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A catarrh, rheum; rheuma

ge-brec

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Dele: hláf-gebrec

wǽd-bréc

(n.)
Grammar
wǽd-bréc, pl. f.

Breeches ⬩ a covering for the loins

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Breeches, a covering for the loins Wǽdbréc perizomata vel campestria vel succinctoria, Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 62: perizomata vel campestria, 81, 64. Hig siwodon fícleáf and worhton him wǽdbréc (perizomata), Gen. 3, 7

bróc

(n.)
Grammar
bróc, a covering for the leg.
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Gyrdel oððe bréc, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 15. Brécena tácen is þæt þú stríce mid þínum twám handum up on þín þeóh, Tech. ii. 127, 8. Ðá þe on ýtinge farað níman him bréc (femoralia) of hrægelhúse, R. Ben. 90, 8. Dele ' acc. bréc, ' and add

brǽc

(n.)
Grammar
brǽc, braccæ, Som. femoralia,
  • Wrt. Voc. 81, 63
, = bréc; pl. of bróc, f.

breeches

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breeches ;

writ-bred

(n.)
Grammar
writ-bred, es; n.

A writing-tablet

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A writing-tablet Writbred (printed -brec ; but see gyrdel-bred, i. 288, 75, and weax-bred) pugillarem (Lk. 1, 63), Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 36.

brecan

(v.)

to shatter ⬩ demolish ⬩ to subdue ⬩ tame ⬩ reflex ⬩ to struggle ⬩ strive

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Brecan proteri, 118, 12. trans. to separate into parts, to break a solid body into pieces Brec ðǽm hyngriendum ðínne hláf, Past. 315, 13 : Bl. H. 37, 20. with idea of destruction, to shatter, demolish Hé sum deófolgild bræc and fylde, Bl.

Linked entry: bracan

ge-

(prefix)
Grammar
ge-, Both ge- and gi- are used in the oldest glossaries: e. g. on
  • p. 48 of O. E. T.
nine words with the prefix occur; in four cases both the Epinal and Erfurt glosses have gi-, in one they have ge-, in two the Epinal has ge- where the Erfurt has gi-, and in two the Epinal has gi- where the other has ge-. In each case the
  • Corpus Gloss.
has ge-. In this glossary, however, gi- is found, e. g. gi-brec,
  • 2152
, and in later glossaries also, e. g. gi-mynd,
  • Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 73.
Besides the forms given may be noted ga-eddun,
  • Erf. 75
; gy-byrdid,
  • Ep. 228.
In the
  • Durham Ritual
the regular form is gi-.
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