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bróðor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
bróðor-líc, bróðer-líc; adj.

BROTHERLYfraternus

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BROTHERLY; fraternus Þurh ða bróðorlícan þingunge per fraternam intercessionem, Bd. 4, 22; S. 592, 21: Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 57

brócian

(v.)
Grammar
brócian, part. brócigende; ic brócie, ðú brócast, he brócaþ, pl. bróciaþ; p. ode; pp. ge-brócod; v. a. [bróc
affliction
]

afflictionTo oppress, vex, afflict, break up, injure, blameopprimere, vexare, affligere, confringere, nocere, accusare

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To oppress, vex, afflict, break up, injure, blame; opprimere, vexare, affligere, confringere, nocere, accusare Ic beóde ðæt hý nán man ne brócie I command that no man oppress them, Th. Diplm. A.D. 880-885; 492, 10. Ða manigfealdan yrmþa ða wérigan burh

brand

a fire-branda torchburningbrand

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Add: a fire-brand, a piece of wood that is burning or intended for burning Brand (brond) titio, Txts. 100, 987 : Wrt. Voc. i. 66, 40: torris, 284, 19. Cylle, brond calbrum, ii. 127, 70. Nán brand nolde byrnan under þám wætere, Hml. S. 36, 399. Brandas

Linked entry: brand-óm

brádiende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
brádiende, part. [brád broad, spread out]

broad, spread outStretching out, extending, reachingamplificans, extendens, tendens

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Stretching out, extending, reaching; amplificans, extendens, tendens Fram ðam heofone brádiende niðer óþ ða eorþan reaching from the heavens down to the earth, Ors. 5, 10;Bos. 108, 25

bróðor-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
bróðor-rǽden, bróðer-rǽdenn, e; f.

Brotherhoodfraternitas

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Brotherhood; fraternitas, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 5, 21

bracan

(v.)
Grammar
bracan, p. bróc, pl. brócon, pp. bracen

To break, bruisebray in a mortar, to beat upcontererecontundere

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To break, bruise or bray in a mortar, to beat up conterere contundere Ðá sceolon beón ele bracene then shall they be beaten up with oil, Lev. 6, 21

bréden

(adj.)
Grammar
bréden, broad.
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Of boards or planks Him ne wiðstent nán ðing, náðerne stænen weall ne bryden wáh, Hml. Th. i. 288, 4. Gewrohte hé (Severus) weall mid turfum and bredweall (breden weall, v. l.) ðǽronufon (cf. Bd. i. 5 where speaking of the vallum made by Sevens it is

geápes

(adv.)
Grammar
geápes, adv. [gen. of geáp broad, spacious, roomy]

In widthwidelāte

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In width, wide; lāte Strúdende fýr, steápes and geápes, forswealh eall eador the ravaging fire swallowed all together, high and wide, Cd. 119; Th. 154, 16; Gen. 2556. So Bouterwek takes it, but the word is rather a neuter genitive after 'eall;' cf. vv

brǽc

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

breeches

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breeches ;

brengan

Grammar
brengan, brengean.
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Ic forð brenge proferam, Kent. Gl. 9. Ic brengo (adduco) hine út. Jn. L. R. 19, 4. Hú micelne unweorþscipe se anwald brengþ þám unmedeman, Bt. 27, 2; F. 96, 10 : 16, 3 ; F. 54, 25. Sé þe mé brengð (bring(ð), v. l.) lác. Past. 342, 8. Hié Gode forhæfd-nesse

BRÝD

(n.)
Grammar
BRÝD, bríd, e; f.

A BRIDE, woman about to be married or newly married, a wife, spouse, womansponsa, nupta, uxor, mulier

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One owned or purchased,— A BRIDE, woman about to be married or newly married, a wife, spouse, woman; sponsa, nupta, uxor, mulier Seó gelaðung is gecweden Cristes brýd and clǽne mǽden the church is called Christ's bride and a pure maiden, Boutr. Scrd.

brócung

(n.)
Grammar
brócung, e; f. [bróc,
affliction, sickness
]

affliction, sicknessSicknessægritudo

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Sickness; ægritudo Þurh his brócunge through his sickness, Homl. Th. i. 472, 7

brédan

(v.)
Grammar
brédan, p. de

To cherishnourish

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To cherish, nourish, hatch an egg Feormat, broe*-*deth fovet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 79. Brédeþ, feormaþ fovit, 35, 74. Fugelas ne týmað swá swá óðre nýtenu, ac ǽrest hit bið ǽig, and seó módor siððan brét þæt ǽig tó bridde, Hml. Th. i. 250, 24. Been týmað

a-breótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-breótan, p. -breát, pl. -bruton; pp. -broten

To bruisebreakdestroykillfrangereconfringereconciderenecare

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To bruise, break, destroy, kill; frangere, confringere, concidere, necare Billum abreótan to destroy with bills, Cd. 153; Th. 190, 14; Exod. 199. Yldo beám abreóteþ age breaks the tree. Salm. Kmbl. 591; Sal. 295. Hine seó brimwylf abroten hæfde the sea-wolf

Linked entry: a-breátan

burn-sele

(n.)
Grammar
burn-sele, es; m. [burn a spring, brook; sele a dwelling, mansion]
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A bath-house; balneum, Exon. 124a; Th. 477, 10; Ruin. 22

Cippan-ham

(n.)
Grammar
Cippan-ham, -hamm, es; m. [Hunt. Cipenham: Brom. Chipenham]

CHIPPENHAM,

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CHIPPENHAM, Wilts; villæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi Hér hine bestæl se here on midne winter ofer twelftan niht to Cippanhamme in this year [A. D. 878] at mid-winter, after twelfth night, the army stole itself away to Chippenham, Chr. 878; Erl. 79, 29.

Linked entry: Cyppan-ham

brand-hát

(adj.)
Grammar
brand-hát, brond-hát; def. se -háta, seó, ðæt -háte; adj. [brand II.
a burning
, hát
hot
]

a burninghotBurning hot, very hot, ardent, passionateardentis-simus, vehemens, fervidus

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Burning hot, very hot, ardent, passionate; ardentis-simus, vehemens, fervidus Brandháta níþ weóll on gewitte ardent malice boiled in their mind, Andr. Kmbl. 1536; An. 769. Born in breóstum brondhát lufu ardent love burned in his breast, Exon. 46 b; Th

Linked entries: hát brond-hát

brǽding-panne

(n.)
Grammar
brǽding-panne, an; f. [brǽdan
to roast, broil,
panne
a pan
]

to roast, broil,a panA frying-pan;sartago,

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A frying-pan; sartago, Cot. 173

Bryten

(n.)
Grammar
Bryten, Bryton, Briten, Breoten, Breoton, Broten, Brittan, Britten, Brytten; gen. dat. acc. e; f. acc. also as nom.

BRITAINBritannia, Cambria

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BRITAIN; Britannia, Cambria Brytene ígland is ehta hund míla lang the island of Britain is eight hundred miles long, Chr. Th. 3, l, col. l: 3, 10, col. I. 3. Syxtigum wintrum ǽr ðam ðe Crist wære acenned, Gaius Iulius, Rómána cásere [MS. kasere], mid

gebringan

(v.)
Grammar
gebringan, he -bringeþ, -brincþ; p. -brang, -brong; pp. brungen [ge-, bringan to bring]

To bringleadadduceproducebearferredūcĕreaddūcĕreprodūcĕreofferre

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To bring, lead, adduce, produce, bear; ferre, dūcĕre, addūcĕre, prodūcĕre, offerre He mæg ðone láðan gást fleónde gebringan he may bring the evil spirit to flight, Salm. Kmbl. 176; Sal. 87: Bt. 32, 1; Fox 114, 4, Gif ðú mec gebringest if thou bring me