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Bret-walda

(n.)
Grammar
Bret-walda, an; m.

A ruler of the Saxons in Britain, the chief Saxon king in EnglandSaxonum 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

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

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

(n.)
Grammar
hind-brér, es; m.

A raspberry plant; rubus idæus,

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A raspberry plant; rubus idæus, Lchdm. iii. 22, 31

fót-bred

(n.)
Grammar
fót-bred, es; n.

A foot-boardstirruptăbella in qua pĕdes requiescuntastrăba

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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

Linked entry: bred

heorot-brér

(n.)
Grammar
heorot-brér, e; f. v. [?] heorot-brembel
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Heortbrére moro, Lk. Skt. Rush. 17, 6

Linked entry: brér

nam-bred

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

A tablet on which names are writtena register

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A tablet on which names are written, a register Nombred albo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 35

pic-bred

(n.)
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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

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-brád, adj.
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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

(n.)
Grammar
hind-brér, e; f.
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Hindbrér erimius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 2. Hindbrére erimia, Txts. 58, 352. Add:

wǽd-bréc

(n.)
Grammar
wǽd-bréc, pl. f.

Breechesa 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

(n.)

a bed-chamber

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a bed-chamber, Hymn Surt. 34, 30: 103, 17

bréc-hrægel

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

breechesa garmentlumbare, diplois =διπλοίςA 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

(n.)
Grammar
brég-nes, -ness, e: f. [brégan
to give fear
]

to give fearFear, 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

(n.)

a bridegroom

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a bridegroom, Mt. Kmbl. Hat. 9, 15

Bret-land

(n.)
Grammar
Bret-land, es; n.

Britain

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Britain On Bretlande in Britain, Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 126, 2