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bríwan

(v.)
Grammar
bríwan, p. de; pp. ed

To cook, dress foodcoquere

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To cook, dress food; coquere Bríw his mete wið ele dress his meat with oil, L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 264, 22; 266, 29

on-brinnan

Similar entry: on-beornan

hám-brigan

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Dele, and see hám; 1 a

ge-brihtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brihtan, p. te; pp. ed [ge-, brihtan to brighten]

To brightenmake beautifulillumĭnārepulchrum reddĕre

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To brighten, make beautiful; illumĭnāre, pulchrum reddĕre Gebrihted beautiful, Menol. Fox 272; Men. 137

for-brittan

Grammar
for-brittan, for-bryttan.

to crushdestroy

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Take the passages under these under for-brítan, and add: Forbrýt, tóbrecþ conterat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 5. Forbrýte diruet, i. diuidet, Germ. 398, 144. with a material object Dryhten forbrycð and forbrýt þá myclan cedertreówu confringet Dominus cedros

ge-brihtan

Similar entry: ge-birhtan

for-brittan

(v.)
Grammar
for-brittan, p. -britte; pp. -britted, -britt

To break in piecessmashbruiseconfringĕrecontĕrĕre

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To break in pieces, smash, bruise; confringĕre, contĕrĕre God forbriteþ téþ heora on múþe heora Deus contĕrĕt dentes eōrum in ōre ipsōrum, Ps. Spl. 57, 6. Hú he forbritte ealle his bígengan quōmŏdo contrīvĕrit omnes cultōres ejus, Deut. 4, 3. Beóþ ǽlce

ge-brittan

(v.)

to exhibitgiveto crumblebreak smallexhĭbĕreimpendĕrefriāre

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to exhibit, give, to crumble, break small; exhĭbĕre, impendĕre, friāre.Som. Ben. Lye

ge-brittan

Similar entry: ge-bryttan

á-brítan

(v.)
Grammar
á-brítan, p. te
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To destroy Beóþ ábrýtte exterminabuntur, Ps. Spl. C. 36, 9

Linked entry: a-brytan

ge-brítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brítan, p. te; pp. ge-briacute;ted, ge-brítt
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To pound, bruise, crush. Take here ge-brytan (l. -brytan) in Dict. and add Gebrýtte fricabat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 39. lit. Ðeós wyrt hafað geoluwe blóstman, and gif þu hý betweónan þínum fingrum gebrýtest, þonne hafað heó swæc swylce myrre, Lch. i. 256

tó-brítan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-brítan, p. te.

to break in pieces,crush,bruise (lit. and fig.)to crush with feelings of sorrow,to make contrite

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to break in pieces, crush, bruise (lit. and fig.) Ic tóbrýte tero, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 1; Zup. 165, 14: confringo, 28, 6; Zup. 176, 9. Ic tóbrýte hí confringam eos, Ps. Lamb. 17, 39. Ðú tóbrýtst hig confringes eos, 2, 9. Tóbrýt (confringet) Drihten cederbeám

Linked entry: tó-brýtan

ge-bríwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bríwan, p. de
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To make into pottage (v. briacute;w), make (pottage) Gebríw wel swíþne bríw mid hwǽtemelwe, Lch. ii. 354, 11. Beren breaacute;d, clǽne níwe buteran and niacute;we beren mela oððe grytta tógædre gebríwed swá coacute;cas cunnon, 220, 11

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tó-brítan

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add: to break to pieces a material object Reód forþrést ne sý tó;brýd ( conterendum ), R. Ben. I. 108, 9. to destroy a person or thing, bring to destruction His setl on eorðan þú tóbrýttest sedem eius in terra collisisti, Ps. L. 88, 45. Tóbrýt nú þísne

on-bring

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Ealle þá yfelan geþanc þe þé on heortan becumaþ þurh deófles onbrincg, Angl. xii. 513, 24. Add

on-bring

(n.)
Grammar
on-bring, es; m.

Instigation

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Instigation Se man ðe hine sylfne ofslihþ mid wǽpne oððe mid (for, MS. X.) hwylcum mislícum deófles onbringe instigatione L. Ecg. P. ii. 5; Th. ii. 184, 5

brim-man

(n.)
Grammar
brim-man, -mann, es; m.

A seamansailornauta

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A seaman, sailor; nauta Brimmen wódon the seamen proceeded, Byrht. Th. 140, 29; By. 295. Brimmannagen. pl. 133, 12; By. 49

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

brengan

Grammar
brengan, brengean.
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Brencgas (bringað, W. S.) hine, Mk. L. 9, 19. Brenges, 12, 15. Ne brengende uæstem . . . sé de brengeð ꝥ uæstm . . . ꝥte ꝥ uæstem brenge, Jn. L. 15, 2. Him swelcra má brengan, Past. 9, 14. Tó brenganne. Mt. p. 14, 13. Forð brengende, Kent. Gl. 152.

fet

(v.)
Grammar
fet, fetches, brings,
  • Prov. Kmbl. 61
  • ;
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3rd sing. pres. of fetian