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æt-broden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
æt-broden, pp. of æt-bredan.

Taken away ⬩ ablatus

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Taken away; ablatus Him biþ ætbroden shall be taken away from him, Mt. Bos. 13, 12: 21, 43;

be-brocen

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

broken ⬩ consumed

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

for-brocen

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

broken

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

ge-brocen

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

broken

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

ge-broden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-broden, pp. . of ge-bredan.

drawn ⬩ unsheathed

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drawn, unsheathed;

brecung

(n.)
Grammar
brecung, e; f. [brecan
frangere
]

frangere ⬩ A BREAKING; ⬩ fractio

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A BREAKING; fractio On brecunge breódes in fractione panis, Lk. Rush. War. 24, 35

BREÓST

(n.)
Grammar
BREÓST, es; n.

the breast of man or beast; ⬩ pectus ⬩ the breasts; ⬩ ubera ⬩ The heart, mind, thought ⬩ pectus, cor, mens

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the breast of man or beast; pectus Ðæt míne breóst wereþ that defends my breast, Beo. Th. 911; B. 453. On breóstum læg lay on my breast, 1109; B. 552. He beót his breóst percutiebat pectus suum, Lk. Bos. 18, 13.

ang-breóst

(n.)
Grammar
ang-breóst, es; n. [ange narrow, contracted, troubled; breóst a breast]

An asthma ⬩ a difficulty of breathing ⬩ breast-anguish ⬩ asthma

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An asthma, a difficulty of breathing, breast-anguish; asthma Wið angbreóste against breast-anguish, L. M. 1, 15; Lchdm, ii. 58, 15

Linked entry: breóst

byled-breóst

(adj.)
Grammar
byled-breóst, adj. [byled, breóst a breast]
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Puff-breasted; rostrato pectore præditus Ic eom byled-breóst I am puff-breasted, Exon. 127b; Th. 489, 23; Rä. 79, 1

Linked entry: biled-breóst

ge-brudon

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brudon, p. pl. of ge-bredan.

drew ⬩ unsheathed

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drew, unsheathed,Ps. Spl. 36, 14;

grið-brice

(n.)
Grammar
grið-brice, -bryce, es; m. [grið peace; brice, bryce a breach, violation]
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A breach of the peace; pacis infractio vel violatio Griðbrice infractio pacis, L. Th. ii. 531, 12. Béte man ðone griðbryce let a man make amends for a breach of the peace, L. Eth. ix. 4; Th. i. 340, 21: L. C. E. 3; Th. i. 360, 12

breóst-bán

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-bán, es; n. [breóst
the breast,
bán
a bone
]

the breast, ⬩ a bone ⬩ The BREAST-BONE; ⬩ pectoris os, pectusculum,

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The BREAST-BONE; pectoris os, pectusculum, Ælfc. Gl. 73; Som. 71, 25; Wrt. Voc. 44, 11

bredende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
bredende, adj. [part. , of bredan]

Deceitful, cunning, crafty; ⬩ dolosus

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Deceitful, cunning, crafty; dolosus Sendon [MS. sendan] hí Marius, ðone consul, ongeán Geoweorþan, a swá lytigne, and á swá bredende, swá he wæs they sent Marius, the consul, against Jugurtha, as he was always so cunning, and so crafty, Ors. 5, 7; Bos

Linked entry: bregdan

ciric-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-bryce, cyric-bryce,es; m. [cirice a church, brice, bryce a breaking, violation, breach]

Church-breach ⬩ in ecclesiam irruptio

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Church-breach, a breaking into a church; in ecclesiam irruptio Be ciricbryce of church-breach, L. Ath. i. 5; Th. i. 202, 5, 6

Linked entries: cyrc-bræce cyric-bryce

brot

(n.; part.)
Grammar
brot, es; n. [broten; pp. of breótan
to break
]

to break ⬩ A fragment ⬩ fragmentum

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A fragment; fragmentum

breóst-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-sefa, an; m. [breóst
the breast
, sefa
the mind
]

the breast ⬩ the mind ⬩ The mind or heart in the breast, the mind, heart; ⬩ mens vel cor in pectore, mens, cor,

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The mind or heart in the breast, the mind, heart; mens vel cor in pectore, mens, cor, Arǽred wearþ beornes breóstsefa the mind of the man was exalted, Elen. Kmbl. 1606; El. 805: Exon. 15 b; Th. 34, 10; Cri. 540.

ge-þreágean

Grammar
ge-þreágean, ge-þreán, and (?) <b>ge-þreawian</b> (v. ge-þréwud [é = eá. Cf. bréd = breád, 72] incita ( =incitata (?)), Germ. 390, 82 (but with the remark 'b aus þ').
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Add: to rebuke, reprove Geðráð ðá ǽláruas increpat Pharisaeos, Lk. p. 9, 1. Geðreáde him se Hǽlend increpauit illi Iesus, Lk. L. 4, 35. Hé geðreáde (giðreóde, R.) hiá increpans illos, 9, 21. Geþreáte, Mt. L. 17, 18. Ðín ágen þwyrnes þé sceal geþrégean

Linked entry: ge-þréwud

ful-brice

(n.)
Grammar
ful-brice, -bryce, es; m. [ful full, brice a breaking, breach]

A full or entire breach of the peace ⬩ plēna pācis violātio

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A full or entire breach of the peace; plēna pācis violātio Gif fulbrice wyrþe si plēna pācis violātio fiĕret, L. E. B. 4, 6, 7; Th. ii. 240, 17, 23; 242, 3. Fulbryce, 5, 8; Th. ii. 240, 20; 242, 6

bróc

(n.)
Grammar
bróc, a covering for the leg.
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Brooc suri-cus (cf. sura), Txts. 117, 256. Gyrdils vel broec lumbare, 72, 573. Gyrdel oððe bréc, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 15. Brécena tácen is þæt þú stríce mid þínum twám handum up on þín þeóh, Tech. ii. 127, 8. Ðá þe on ýtinge farað níman him bréc (femoralia

brogdettan

(v.)
Grammar
brogdettan, (brodd-, bród-, bréd-, brott- ?); p. te.

to shake ⬩ quiver ⬩ to glitter ⬩ be splendid

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to shake, quiver Brogdetteð vibrat, Txts. 107, 2132. Swá ꝥ wæs æteówed, ꝥ hé bródette byfiende mid wundorlicre styrunge ut apparuerit cancussione mirifica tremendo palpitasse, Gr. D. 166, 14. Þá ongan hé ofdrǽdd bifian and broddettan (forhtiende and

Linked entries: brottetan brédettan broddetan

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