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brún-basu

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Substitute for passages Bruunbesu (-beosu) ostriger , Txts. 82, 716. Brúnbaso, Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 58. Balla loca prasinum (cf. calcido ut ignis lucet haec est prasinum, Corp. Gl. H. C. 77) brún-basu, 125, 16. Bánwyrt ys brúnbasuw, Lch. i. 294, 10. Brúnbasewum

brún-wyrt

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Brúnwyrt spimon vel reverion , Wrt. Voc. i. 69, 25. Add

calwer-bríw

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Cealerbríw calviale, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 21. Add

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:

leás-bregd

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Add: leás-bregda Ne beó þú ná leásbréda oþþe swicol, ac beó sóðfæst and symle getrýwe, Hml. S. 12, 129

Linked entry: brægde

un-brygd

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Add: cf. brægde

wiþer-broca

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Hí beóð geswæncte fram heora wiðerbrocum (-brecan, v.l.) eos adversarii fatigant, Or. D. 204, 21. Add

bræd-ísen

(n.)
Grammar
bræd-ísen, brǽd-ísen ?.
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If bræd = bred (q. v.), the vowel is short, but if it may be compared with Icel. bragð in bragð-alr the vowel is long

brim-ceald

Grammar
brim-ceald, l.
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(?) brym-ceald. Cf. Cealda brymmas, Chr. 1065; P. 193, 35

brim-faroþ

brym-ceald

Similar entry: brim-ceald

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

weg-bráde

(n.)
Grammar
weg-bráde, -brǽde, an ; f.

Way-bread

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Way-bread (v. E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names) Wegbráde, uuegbrádae, uegbrádae arnaglossa, Txts. 43, 213. Uuegbráde plantago, uuaegbrádae plantago vel septenerbia, 87, 1601. Wegbrǽde, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 21. Wegbráde arnaglosse, i. 67, 10. Wegbrǽde, 286, 22

brǽd-nys

(n.)
Grammar
brǽd-nys, , e; f.

Broadness; latitude.

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Broadness; latitude

brand-hord

(n.)

ardent treasure;ardens thesaurus,

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ardent treasure; ardens thesaurus

brand-stæfn

(n.)

the shining prowed

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the shining prowed

bróðor-sib

(n.)
Grammar
bróðor-sib, -sibb, -syb, -sybb, e; f.

brotherhood, the relationship between brotherscognatio fraternalis, germanitasbrotherly lovefraternus amor

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brotherhood, the relationship between brothers; cognatio fraternalis, germanitas Syndon him on æðelum óðere twegen beornas, geborene bróðorsybbum [Kmbl. 1380, -sibbum] to him in his family are other twain men, born in brotherly-relationship, An. 690:

bróðor-bana

(n.)
Grammar
bróðor-bana, an; m.

A brother-slayer, fratricidefratricida

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A brother-slayer, fratricide; fratricida Ic monnes feorh seðe to bróðorbanan I will avenge man's life on the fratricide, Cd. 75; Th. 92, 9; Gen. 1526

bróðor-þínen

(n.)
Grammar
bróðor-þínen, -þínenu, e; f.

A midwife at the birth of twin-brothersfratres geminos parturienti obstetrix

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A midwife at the birth of twin-brothers; fratres geminos parturienti obstetrix, Gen. 38, 28

Linked entry: beorþor-þínen

brym-flód

(n.)

a deluge

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a deluge, Ælfc. Gl. 115; Som. 80, 45; Wrt. Voc. 61, 23