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brú

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Add: — Brúwa cilium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 47. Betwuh brúwum intercilium, 46, 34. Brúum mínum palpebris meis, Rtl. 181, 9

brengan

Grammar
brengan, brengean.
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Bre(n)gað conferunt, Kent. Gl. 889. Bren, bryn affer, affer, 1086. Breng (bring, W. S.) ꝥ lác offer munus, Mt. R. L. 8, 4: Lk. L. 5, 14. Brencgas (bringað, W. S.) hine, Mk. L. 9, 19. Brenges, 12, 15.

brýd-loca

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-loca, an; m.

a place shut inA bride-chambersponsæ cubile

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[loca a place shut in] A bride-chamber; sponsæ cubile On ðæm brýdlocan in the bride-chamber, Homl. Blick. 9, 10

brédan

(v.)
Grammar
brédan, p. de

To cherishnourish

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Fugelas ne týmað swá swá óðre nýtenu, ac ǽrest hit bið ǽig, and seó módor siððan brét þæt ǽig tó bridde, Hml. Th. i. 250, 24. Been týmað heora teám mid clǽnnysse, of ðám hunige hí brédað heora bród, ii. 10, 17

for-brycst

(v.)
Grammar
for-brycst, 2nd sing. pres. of for-brecan.

breakest or shalt break

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breakest or shalt break, Ps. Th. 9, 35;

a-breátan

(v.)
Grammar
a-breátan, p. -breót, pl. -breóton

To breakkillfrangereconciderenecare

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To break, kill; frangere, concidere, necare Abreót brim-wísan, brýd aheorde slew the sea-leader, set free his bride, Beo. Th. 5852; B. 2930

brémel

Grammar
brémel, brémer
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Ðá hé fleáh, ðá tórýpte hine án bré[m]ber ofer ðæt nebb, Cht. Th. 172, 28. Hí hine lǽddon betwux þá þiccan gewrido þára brémela, þæt him wæs eall se líchama gewundod, Guth. 36, 12. Of þiccum brémelum senticosis surculis, An. Ox. 1268.

be-brocen

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

brokenconsumed

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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;

-þísa

(suffix)
Grammar
-þísa, v. brim-, wæter-þísa.

bricest

(v.)
Grammar
bricest, 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of brecan.
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he briceþ breakest, he breaks, Exon. 63a; Th. 232, 10; Ph. 504;

Decem-ber

(n.)
Grammar
Decem-ber, gen. -bris; m. [dĕcem ten: Sansk. vāra: Pers. bār time, space: the tenth month of the Romans, beginning with March, and as we begin with January, it is our twelfth month]

The month of DecemberDĕcember, bris

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The month of December; Dĕcember, bris, m Mónaþ Decembris, ǽrra iúla [geóla] the month of December, the former yule, Menol. Fox 437; Men. 220; January being after yule or Christmas is called Se æftera geóla; the after yule, Cott. Tibĕrius; B. i; Hick.

brǽdre

(adj.)
Grammar
brǽdre,
  • Ors. 1, 1
  • ;
  • Bos. 21, 2,
= brádre; comp. f. n. of brád.

broader

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broader

Brytt-wealas

(n.)
Grammar
Brytt-wealas, Bryt-walas; pl. m.

The Brito-Welsh, BritonsBritanni

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The Brito-Welsh, Britons; Britanni Cynríc ða Bryttwealas geflýmde Cynric routed the Britons, Chr. 552; Gib. 20, 2. Brytwalas, 167; Erl. 9, 20; 443; Erl. 11, 33: 571; Erl. 19, 15

Linked entry: Bret-walas

brýcian

(v.)
Grammar
brýcian, brícsian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [brýce, bríce
use
]

useTo be of use, profit, benefit, do goodprodesse, proficuum esse

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To be of use, profit, benefit, do good; prodesse, proficuum esse He his gefërum brýcian gýmde he took care to do good to his companions, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 33. Hí brýcaþ monigra hǽlo multorum saluti proficuum erit, Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 32. Him sylfum brícsade

bréman

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Eall cynn lofu bréme (celebret). Hy. S. 48, 9. Bletsien þec fiscas and fuglas, ealle þá þe onhrérað hreó wǽgas brémen Dryhten, Az. 142 : 116. Brémed celebratur, honoratur. Hpt. Gl. 470, 67. Add:

brádiende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
brádiende, part. [brád broad, spread out]

broad, spread outStretching out, extending, reachingamplificans, extendens, tendens

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Stretching out, extending, reaching; amplificans, extendens, tendens Fram ðam heofone brádiende niðer óþ ða eorþan reaching from the heavens down to the earth, Ors. 5, 10;Bos. 108, 25

brecung

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

frangereA BREAKING;fractio

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

brégan

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Ús deófol brégð mid yfelum geðóhtum, Hml. Th. i. 156, 30. Mid óðrum worde hé hierte, mid óðrum hé brégde (terret), Past. 53, 11. Réðe forebécna ꝥ folc earmlíce brégdon, Chr. 793; P. 55, 33.