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ciric-brǽc

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-brǽc, e; f.
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Cf. ciric-bryce

Linked entry: cyrc-bræce

Bryt-land

(n.)
Grammar
Bryt-land, Bryt-lond, es; n.

The land of Britain, Wales ⬩ Britannia, Cambria

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The land of Britain, Wales; Britannia, Cambria Ðá fór Harold mid scipum of Brycgstówe abútan Brytland then Harold went with his ships from Bristol about Wales, Chr. 1063; Ing. 251, 21. Into Brytlande in Walliam, Chr. 1063; Gib. 170, 41, note l

Linked entry: Bryt-

Ecg-bryht

(n.)
Grammar
Ecg-bryht, -briht, -berht, -byrht, es; m. [ecg edge, sword; bryht bright, excellent] Egbert; Ecgbryhtus; king of Wessex for thirty-seven years and seven months, from A.D. 800-837. Egbert chose Swithun [v. Swíþhún] for the preceptor to his son Æðelwulf, the heir to the throne of Wessex
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Hér, A.D. 800, Ecgbryht féng to Wesseaxna ríce here, A.D. 800, Egbert succeeded to the kingdom of the West-Saxons, Chr. 800; Erl. 60, 4. Hér, A.D. 837 [MS. 836], Ecgbryht cyning forþférde, se rícsode xxxvii wintra and vii mónþas here, A.D. 837, king Egbert

a-bræc

(v.)
Grammar
a-bræc, p. of a-brecan

broke

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broke; to break

a-brocen

broken

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broken

be-brocen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-brocen, pp. of be-brecan.

broken ⬩ consumed

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broken, consumed,Gr. Dial. 2, 21;

for-brict

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-brict, =for-britt; pp. of for-britan.

crushed

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crushed, L. E. I. 2; Th. ii. 404, 5

for-brocen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-brocen, pp. of for-brecan.

broken

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broken, Cd. 33; Th. 43, 30; Gen. 698;

lah-breca

(n.)
Grammar
lah-breca, an; m.

A law-breaker

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A law-breaker, Scint. 2, Lye

Linked entry: breca

ge-brecu

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ge-bræc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bræc, ðú -brǽce, pl. -brǽcon

broke ⬩ didst break

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broke, didst break,Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 2: Ps. Th. 73, 13;

Linked entries: ge-brec -bræc

ge-brocen

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

broken

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broken,Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 24;

ge-bryceþ

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bryceþ, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-brecan.

breaks ⬩ destroys

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breaks, destroys, Salm. Kmbl. 613; Sal. 306;

twilíc-brocen

(adj.)
Grammar
twilíc-brocen, adj.
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Woven of double thread and parti-coloured (?) or embroidered (?) Hió becwið hyre twilíbrocenan cyrtel, Chart. Th. 537, 23

Linked entry: brocen

un-brǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
un-brǽce, adj.

Unbreakable ⬩ indestructible

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Unbreakable, indestructible Flint unbrǽcne, Exon. Th. 1, 11; Cri. 6. Tír unbrǽcne, Apstls. Kmbl. 172; Ap. 86

wiþer-breca

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-breca, an; m.

An adversary

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An adversary On eallum dǽdum Godes wiþerbreca, Blickl. Homl. 175, 8. Nis ðé wiðerbreca nymðe Metod ána, Cd. Th. 251, 20; Dan. 566. Se (Ishmael) bið wiðerbreca wera cneórissum, 138, 7; Gen. 2288. Wæs ðu geðafsum wiðerbracæ (adversaria) ðínum; ðý læs gesellæ

wiþer-broca

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-broca, an; m.

An adversary

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An adversary Wiðyrbroca adversarius, Ps. Spl. C. 73, 11. Forhtiaþ wiðerbrocan (adversarii ) his, Ps. Surt. ii. p. 186, 36: 187, 25. Wiðerbrocum adversariis, 194, 37. Ðú slóge alle wiðerbrocan mé tu percussisti omnes adversantes mihi, Ps. Surt. 3, 8

Linked entry: broca

bræc-cóþu

Grammar
bræc-cóþu, l. bræc-coþu (bræc-?).

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bræc-seóc

Grammar
bræc-seóc, (brǽc-?).
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Bræcseóc freneticus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 6. Bræccéc lunaticus. Mt. L. 17, 15. Bræcceic, p. 18, 1. Gif mon sý bræcseóc (epileptic), Lch. ii. 284, 31. Bræcseóca caducus, demoniacus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 36. Wiþ bræcseócum men, Lch. ii. 138, 8. Bræcseóce lunaticos

bryst-man

Grammar
bryst-man, l. brystnian,
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and see brytsnian

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