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bricg-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
bricg-geweorc, es; n.
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BRIDGE-WORK the construction or reparation of a bridge; pontis opus, pontis exstructio vel instauratio Brycg-geweorc, Heming. 104, Lye. Turner's Hist. of A. S. App. No. 4, c. 3, vol. ii. p. 539, 8vo. 1823

Linked entry: brycg-geweorc

bridels

(n.)
Grammar
bridels, es; m.
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A bridle; frenum On bridels dón to put on a bridle, Elen. Kmbl. 2348; El. 1175: 2367; El. 1185: 2396; El. 1199

Linked entry: brydyls

bridels-hring

(n.)
Grammar
bridels-hring, es; m.
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A bridle-ring; in freno annulus Ðæs cyninges sceal mearh midlum geweorþod, bridelshringum the king's horse shall be adorned with bits, with bridle-rings, Elen. Kmbl. 2385; El. 1194

brigd

(n.)
Grammar
brigd, es; n. [bregdan to change]
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A change, variety; varietas Ðæs deóres hiw brigda gehwæs wundrum lixeþ the animal's hue of every variety wondrously shines, Exon. 95 b; Th. 357, 9; Pa. 26

brim-clif

(n.)
Grammar
brim-clif, es; n. [brim, clif a clif, rock]
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A sea-cliff; marinus scopulus Ða líðende land gesáwon, brimclifu blícan, beorgas steápe the voyagers saw land, the sea-cliffs shine, steep mountains, Beo. Th. 449; B. 222

brim-flód

(n.)
Grammar
brim-flód, brym-flód, es; m. [brim, flód a flowing, flood] The sea's flowing, the ocean-flood, sea; maris fluctus, cataclysmus = κατακλυσμός, mare
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Heofonsteorran búgaþ brádne hwearft óþ brimflódas the stars of heaven encircle the spacious orb unto the ocean floods, Exon. 53 b; Th. 187, 30; Az. 38. Brymflód cataclysmus, Ælfc. Gl. 115; Som. 80, 45; Wrt. Voc. 61, 23: Cot. 50

Linked entry: brym-flód

brim-gæst

(n.)
Grammar
brim-gæst, -giest, es; m. [brim, gæst a guest]
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A sea-guest, sailor; marinus hospes, nauta Biþ hlúd brimgiesta breahtm the sailors' noise is loud, Exon. 101 b; Th. 384, 9; Rä. 4, 25

briord

(n.)
Grammar
briord, es; m.
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A brim, margin, rim, the highest part of anything; labrum, ora, margo, summitas, summum Gefyldon ða to briorde impleverunt eas ad summum, Jn. Lind. War. 2, 7

bróc

(n.)
Grammar
bróc, es; m. [bróc, perf. of bracan to break, purl, ripple]
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A BROOK; latex, torrens Se bróc the brook, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 27. Burna oððe bróc latex, Wrt. Voc. 80, 69. Bróc torrens, Ælfc. Gl. 98; Som. 76, 78; Wrt. Voc. 54, 22. Bróc biþ onwended the brook is turned aside, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 38; Met. 5, 19

brócu

(n.)
Grammar
brócu, troubles; pl. of bróc, es; n.

broel

(n.)
Grammar
broel, brogel, es; n. [corrupted from the Mid. Lat. brolium or briolium]
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A park, warren stored with deer; hence the BROYL, a wood in Sussex, belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury; vivarium, hortus cervorum, Som

brogden-mǽl

(n.; part.)
Grammar
brogden-mǽl, es; n. [brogden, pp. of bregdan, mǽl a spot, mark]
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Turned or marked with a spot or sign; tortum vel curvatum signum Beofaþ brogden-mǽl what is marked by signs [the sword] trembles or glitters, Elen. Kmbl. 1514; El. 759

BRÓM

(n.)
Grammar
BRÓM, es; m.
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The well-known shrub from which besoms are made, hence BROOM; genista Bróm genista, Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 64, 130; Wrt. Voc. 32, 64: L. M. 1, 55; Lchdm. ii. 126, 12: 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 19: Wrt. Voc. 80, 16: 285, 69. Genim brómes ahsan take ashes of broom

bróm-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
bróm-fæsten, es; n. [bróm broom, fæsten an inclosed place]
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A broom-field, a field, close or wood of broom; myricæ campus, myricetum, genesteium, Cot. 97

Linked entry: fæsten

BROÞ

(n.)
Grammar
BROÞ, es; n.
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BROTH; jus Broþ jus. Wrt. Voc. 82, 60. Fætt broþ ge mágon habban pingue jus potestis habere, Coll. Monast. Th. 29, 13

Linked entry: broht

bróðor-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
bróðor-cwealm, es; m.
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Brother-murder, fratricide; fratricidium Se me gemonige bróðorcwealmes who shall remind me of my fratricide, Cd. 49; Th. 63, 10; Gen. 1030

BRYCE

(n.)
Grammar
BRYCE, brice, es; m. [brycst, bricst, pres. of brúcan to use, enjoy]
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Use, service, the occupation or exercise of a thing, profit, advantage, fruit; usus, ministerium, commodum Gif ðæt ówiht bryce wæs if that was any use; si hoc aliquid prodesset, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 8, note. Láfe on hwylc hugu fatu gehiwade wǽron mennisces

Linked entries: brice bríce bróce

brycg-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
brycg-geweorc, es; n.
Entry preview:

BRIDGE-WORK; pontis opus Brycg-geweorc, Heming 104

Linked entry: bricg-geweorc

bryd

(n.)
Grammar
bryd, es; n.
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A drawing, drawing out; extractio Mid wǽpnes bryde by the drawing of a weapon, L. Alf. pol. 38; Th. i. 86, 16

brýd-bed

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-bed, es; n.
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A bride-bed; genialis torus, Ælfc. Gl. 66; Som. 69, 72; Wrt. Voc. 41, 26

Linked entry: brýd-ræst

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