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brýtan

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brytta

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Swegles brytta rex supernus, Dóm. L. 117. Sigores brytta ( Christ ), 277. Add

brytan

(v.)

to break

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to break, Herb. 1, 3; Lchdm. i. 72, note 8, B: 13, 1; Lchdm. i. 104, 20: 32, l; Lchdm. i. 130, note 12

Linked entry: a-brytan

Bryton

(n.)

Britain

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Britain, Bd. l, 7; S. 476, 34

a-brytan

(v.)
Grammar
a-brytan, p. -brytte; pp. -brytt

To destroyexterminare

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To destroy; exterminare, Ps. Spl. C. 36, 9

brýden wah

(n.)

a broad walla wall

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a broad wall, Bd. Whelc. l, 8; p. 48, 27. Similar entries v. bréden, wah a wall

bere-brytta

(n.)
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bere-brytta, an; m.
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The guardian of a granary Be berebryttan (-e,MS. ). Berebryttan gebyreð corngebrot on hærfæste æt bernes dure, Ll. Th. i. 440, 2

hláf-brytta

(n.)
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hláf-brytta, an; m.

a steward

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One who distributes food to a household, a steward, [cf. gleáw þeów þone geset hys hláfurd ofer his híred, ðæt hé him on tíde mete sylle, Mt. 24, 45] Eádgifu gefreóde Ælfgiðe Birhsies dohtor hláfbryttan, C.D.B. iii. 537, 10; Cht. E. 255, 18

brýden wah

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Dele, and see breden

ge-brytsen

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Wǽron .xii. cýpan fulle on þám eebrytsnum, E.S. 49, 345, 17. Add

ge-brytsen

(n.)
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a fragment Twelf wylian fulle þǽra gebrytsena (bryt-sena, v. l. ), Mt. 14, 20: Jn. 6, 13

Linked entry: brytsen

brýten-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
brýten-cyning, es; m.

A powerful kingrex præpotens

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A powerful king; rex præpotens.Exon. 88 a; Th. 331. 28; Vy. 75

Bryten-lond

(n.)
Grammar
Bryten-lond, es; n.

The land of BritainBritanniæ terra

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The land of Britain; Britanniæ terra Maximus, se cásere, wæs on Bryten-londe geboren Maximus, the emperor, was born in the land of Britain, Chr. 381; Ing. 11. 9

ge-bryttan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bryttan, p. te
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To break to pieces, crumble up Gebrytte frico, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 75. Gif þá finde fisc on óþrum fisce innan, genim þone and gebrǽd swíþe, and gebryte on drincan and sele þám seócan drincan, Lch. ii. 90, 10. Heorotes lungena ... þonne hié ful wel ádrúgode

Linked entries: bryttan ge-brittan

brýten-walda

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
brýten-walda, brýten-wealda, bréten-ánwealda, an; m: brýten-weald, es; m.

A powerful ruler or kingpræpotens rexa rulerthe British aboriginesto bruise, break, to break into small portions, to dispersea ruler, king, an extensive or powerful king, a king whose power is widely extended.a powerful kingthe wide expanse of eartha spacious realmthe spacious worlda spacious dwellinga war-king

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A powerful ruler or king; præpotens rex. It is affirmed [Kmbl. Sax. Eng. ii. 21, and note i] that the true meaning of brýten-walda, compounded of walda a ruler, and the adj. brýten, is totally unconnected with Brettas or Bretwalas, the name of the British

brýten-wong

(n.)
Grammar
brýten-wong, es; m.

a plain, fieldA spacious plain or fieldthe worldspatiosus campus, mundus

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[brýten, wang, wong a plain, field] A spacious plain or field, in pl. the world; spatiosus campus, mundus Geond brýtenwongas throughout the spacious world, Exon. 13 a; Th. 24, 6; Cri. 380

brýten-grúnd

(n.)
Grammar
brýten-grúnd, es; m.

The spacious earthterra spatiosa

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The spacious earth; terra spatiosa, Exon. 13 a; Th. 22, 25; Cri. 357

brýten-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
brýten-ríce, es; n.

A spacious kingdomregnum spatiosum

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A spacious kingdom; regnum spatiosum, Exon. 54 b; Th. 192, 17; Az. 107

ge-bryttian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bryttian, p. ode
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To dispense, expend Gebryttade exibuit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 83, 64: 31, 22. Wé sculon him gefremman and gebryttian hwylcnehuga dǽl þǽre bróðorlican lufan debemus ei aliquid caritatis impendere, Gr. D. 345, 24. Gebryttodre inpensa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 9

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tó-brýtan

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