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ge-bræc

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

A breakingcrashingnoisefractiofrăgorstrĕpĭtus

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A breaking, crashing, noise; fractio, frăgor, strĕpĭtus Ðá Wearþ borda gebræc then there was a crashing of shields, Byrht. Th. 140, 28; By. 295: Beo. Th. 4510; B. 2259

Linked entries: bræc bræclian

ge-brocen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-brocen, pp. of ge-brúcan.

enjoyed

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enjoyed, Exon. 38 b; Th. 127, 29; Gú. 392;

ge-broht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-broht, pp. of ge-brengan.

brought

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brought, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 66, 20;

regol-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
regol-bryce, es; m.

A breach of rule, v.

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A breach of rule, v. Þurh gelǽredra regolbryce and þurh lǽwedra lahbryce through the breach of their rule by clerks and the breach of the law by laymen, Wulfst. 166, 22

scip-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
scip-bryce, es; m.
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Ship-wreck, what comes ashore from wrecks Ic habbe gegeofen Ælfwine abbod intó Ramesége . . . scipbryce and ða sǽupwarp on eallen þingen swá wel swá ic hit mé seolf betst habbe bí ða sǽrime áhwǽr in Engelande, Chart. Th. 421, 33. (Cf. L. H. i. 10, 1

un-bryce

(adj.)
Grammar
un-bryce, adj.

Unbrokeninviolateuninjured

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Unbroken, inviolate, uninjured Hwæþre his meahta spéd hálig wunade, dóm unbryce, þeáh hé deáþes cwealm ræfnan sceolde, Exon. Th. 240, 21; Ph. 642. Hyre wæs mægen unbrice, 256, 22; Jul. 235

Linked entry: un-brice

un-brýce

(adj.)
Grammar
un-brýce, adj. (or subst.?)

Uselessunprofitable

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Useless, unprofitable Unbrýce, unbrýce, unbrycci ineommodum, Txts. 69, 1050. Unbriéce incommodum, inutile, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 76. Nyle hé ða dærstan him dón unbrýce faex ejus non est exinanita, Ps. Th. 74, 8. [But calleth hym yn the gospel ryche, As unkynde

Linked entry: un-briéce

wiþer-bróga

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-bróga, an; m.

Terror caused to an adversary

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Terror caused to an adversary (?) Nú sind duguþum bidǽled deófla cempan; ne meahtan wiþerbrógan, wíge spówan (they could not succeed in being terrible to their adversaries, could not succeed in war ), siþþan wuldres cyning hilde gefremede wiþ his ealdfeóndum

Linked entry: bróga

brycg-bót

Grammar
brycg-bót, v. bric-bót
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in Dict., and see the following word

brycg-wyrcende

(adj.)
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glosses pontifex, Rtl. 194, 31

ciric-brǽc

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-brǽc, e; f.
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Church-breaking, breaking into a church Þá heáfodleahtras sind cyrcbrǽce, leásgewitnyssa, stala, Hml. Th. ii. 592, 4. Cf. ciric-bryce

Linked entry: cyrc-bræce

fearn-bracu

(n.)
Grammar
fearn-bracu, e; f.

A fern-brake

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A fern-brake, bed of fern On fearnbraca súðeweardæ, C. D. v. 173, 18

Linked entry: bracu

for-brict

(v.)
Grammar
for-brict, for-brícan (?); p. te

To use upconsumedestroy

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To use up, consume, destroy Mid þissum wǽpnum beóð ǽlce uncysta forbrícte (-brítte?) and mid þyssum andlyfenum bið ǽlc mægen geféd, Ll. Th. ii. 404, 5. Substitute:

ge-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bryce, es; n.
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A fragment Gebricu fragmina, An. Ox. 11. 140. Gebrycum fragmine, i. particulis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 32

healf-brocen

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-brocen, adj.

Half-broken

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Half-broken Þam sticcum healfbrocenra ísa semifractarum crustis glacierum, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 633, 9

hellewíte-bróga

(n.)
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terror of hell Þæt man ús foresegð embe hellewíte-brógan (or ? helle wíte-brógan. Similar entries v. wíte-bróga. But cf. be fyrhto þæs tintreglican wítes hé leóþ geworhte de horrore poenae gehennalis carmina faciebat, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 487, 15), Wlfst.

Linked entry: helle-wíte

níd-brýce

Grammar
níd-brýce, l.
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-bryce

sǽ-bróga

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-bróga, an ; m.
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A sea-terror Ðeáh hine ealle séýðan nioðan cnyssende wǽron mid eallan sǽbrógan ðe hé (se sǽ, cf. Verc. Först. 110, 12) forðbrinð, Sal. K. 84, 13

wiþer-braca

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See Mt. L. 5, 25 : 12, 26 under wiþet-breca

wiþer-breca

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Add: an adversary, opponent. Þeáh . . . ealle þá streámas hunige flówen, and him þonne ne sié ofer eorðan nǽnig wiðerbreca, Verc. Först. 114, 9. Þú slóge ealle wiþerbrecan mé percussisti omnes adversantes mihi, Ps. Vos. 3, 8. one who resists, an obstinate