Bret-walda
A ruler of the Saxons in Britain, the chief Saxon king in England ⬩ Saxonum in Britannia rex supremus.
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A ruler of the Saxons in Britain, the chief Saxon king in England; Saxonum in Britannia rex supremus. Turner and Lappenberg suppose that the Bretwalda was elected by the other Saxon kings and by the collected nobility and other electors in Britain, because
rihte-bred
An instrument for measuring, a square
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An instrument for measuring, a square Rihte-bred norma, linca, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 20 : 114, 83 : 54, 16
hind-brér
A raspberry plant; ⬩ rubus idæus,
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A raspberry plant; rubus idæus, Lchdm. iii. 22, 31
fót-bred
A foot-board ⬩ stirrup ⬩ tăbella in qua pĕdes requiescunt ⬩ astrăba
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A foot-board, stirrup; tăbella in qua pĕdes requiescunt, astrăba [q. v. in Du Cange] Fótbred [MS. fótbret] astrăba, Ælfc. Gl. 3; Som. 55, 67; Wrt. Voc. 16, 40
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heorot-brér
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Heortbrére moro, Lk. Skt. Rush. 17, 6
Linked entry: brér
nam-bred
A tablet on which names are written ⬩ a register
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A tablet on which names are written, a register Nombred albo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 35
pic-bred
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glosses glans, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 58 (at(?) t
ge-brec
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Dele: hláf-gebrec
tæppil-bred
Similar entry: tæppel-bred
wíd-brád
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Wide-spread, far-spreading, ample Hé þeóda gehwam hefonríce forgeaf, wídbrádne welan (cf. hwó man himihíki gehalón skoldi, wídbrédan welon, Hél. 1841), Cd. Th. 40, 22; Gen. 643
brac-hwíl
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Swá ys seó brachwíl on þæs mannes eágan, heó ys sóðes atomus, Angl. viii. 318, 33. Add
brád-æx
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Brádæx dolatura, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 28: dolatura, i. lata securis, 141, 64. Brádacus dolabella, Txts. 116, 197. Add
gyrdel-bred
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Substitute: A writing-tablet Gyrdelbred pugil/aris, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 75
hind-brér
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Hindbrér erimius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 2. Hindbrére erimia, Txts. 58, 352. Add:
wǽd-bréc
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
bréd-búr
a bed-chamber
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a bed-chamber, Hymn Surt. 34, 30: 103, 17
bréc-hrægel
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
brég-nes
to give fear ⬩ Fear, terror, dread; ⬩ terror
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Fear, terror, dread; terror Brégnessa [MS. brégnes] ðíne hý gedréfdon me terrores tui conturbaverunt me, Ps. Spl. T. 87, 17
bréd-guma
a bridegroom
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a bridegroom, Mt. Kmbl. Hat. 9, 15
Bret-land
Britain
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Britain On Bretlande in Britain, Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 126, 2