brócu
troubles
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troubles ;
brigdan
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To seize property improperly held by another Ðus man sceal swerigean, ðonne man hafð his ǽhte gebryid ( =-brigd ?) (cf. ꝥ orf ꝥ ic mid N. befangen hæbbe, l. 15). Ðæs óðres áð ðe mon his orf æt bryideð ( = brigdeð?) . . . Ðæs áð ðe his ǽhte bryideð thus
Linked entries: æt-bryidan bryidan æt-bryidan ge-bryidan
brýtest
breakest, breaks
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breakest, breaks;
bracan
To break, bruise ⬩ bray in a mortar, to beat up ⬩ conterere ⬩ contundere
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To break, bruise or bray in a mortar, to beat up conterere contundere Ðá sceolon beón ele bracene then shall they be beaten up with oil, Lev. 6, 21
brádost
- Ors. 1, 1 ;
- Bos. 20, 45;
broadest
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broadest
-þísa
fæsten-brice
A breach of a fast, fast-breaking, BREAKFAST ⬩ jējūnii violātio, jentācŭlum: On fæstenbricum [MS. fæstenbricon] in breaches of fasts
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A breach of a fast, fast-breaking, BREAKFAST; jējūnii violātio, jentācŭlum: On fæstenbricum [MS. fæstenbricon] in breaches of fasts, L. Eth. vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 19
Decem-ber
The month of December ⬩ Dĕcember, 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.
bræc
A brack ⬩ break
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A brack, break [v. N. E. D. D. D. s. vv.], a strip of uncultivated land (?) Of ðane ealdan mǽre innon ðá(m ?) bræce; of ðan bræce andlang beces innon ródstubban (cf. the same boundaries in another charter:-- Of ðan ealdan mére innon ðám brece; andlang
Bricg
- Sim. Dun.
- Hovd.
- Matt. West.
Bridgenorth in Shropshire ⬩ oppidum in agro Salopiensi ⬩ Bruges in Belgium ⬩ Brugæ, Flandriæ emporium
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Bridgenorth in Shropshire; oppidum in agro Salopiensi Æðelflǽd ða burh getimbrede set Bricge Æthelfled built the fortress at Bridgenorth, Chr. 912; Th. 186, 10, col. 2; 187, 10, col. 1. Bruges in Belgium; Brugæ, Flandriæ emporium Heó com to Bricge begeondon
gyt-feorm
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ealu (-oþ) On sumere ðeóde gebyreð winter-feorm, Eástcrfeorm, bénf(e )orm for ripe, gytfeorm for yrðe. Ll. Th. i. 440, 26
bryidan
To take ⬩ tollere, sumere
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To take; tollere, sumere Ðæs áþ ðe his ǽhte bryideþ the oath of him who takes [Th. discovers] his property, L. O. 4; Th. i. 180, 8
breátan
To break, demolish, destroy, kill; ⬩ frangere, conterere, necare
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To break, demolish, destroy, kill; frangere, conterere, necare Hí hálge cwelmdon, breóton [breotun MS.] bóccræftige [bóccræftge MS.] bærndon gecorene they slew the holy, destroyed the book-learned, burned the chosen, Exon. 66 a; Th. 243, 25; Jul. 16
grið-brice
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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
brádre
- Ors. 2, 6 ;
- Bos. 50, 22
broader
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broader
bán-brice
A BONE-BREAKING ⬩ fracture of a bone ⬩ ossis fractura
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A BONE-BREAKING or fracture of a bone; ossis fractura Wið bánbryce genim ðysse ylcan wyrte wyrttruman for fracture of a bone take roots of this same plant, Herb. 15, 3; Lchdm. i. 108, 9
friþ-bræc
A peace-breaking ⬩ breach of the peace ⬩ pācis violātio
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A peace-breaking, breach of the peace; pācis violātio Gyf binnan byrig gedón biþ seó friþbræc if the breach of the peace be committed within a city, L. Eth. ii. 6; Th. i. 286, 30. Is ðæt friþbrec that is a breach of the peace, ii. 5; Th. i. 286, 26
Bráden
broad, open, spacious ⬩ vallis, locus silvestris ⬩ BREDON Forest, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire ⬩ silvæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi
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BREDON Forest, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire ; silvæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi Hie cómon to Creccageláde, and fóron ðǽr ofer Temese, and námon, ǽgðer ge on Brádene, ge ðǽr ymbútan, eall ðæt hie gehentan mehton they came to Cricklade, and there they went
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BRǼW
An eye-lid; ⬩ palpebra
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An eye-lid; palpebra Wið þiccum brǽwum for thick eye-lids, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 38, 9. Ðæt biþ swíðe god sealf ðam men ðe hæfþ þicce brǽwas that will be a very good salve for a man who has thick eye-lids, 1, 2 ; Lchdm. ii. 38, 22, 12. Unwlítig swile
eodor-brice
A fence-breaking ⬩ sēpis fractio
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A fence-breaking; sēpis fractio vel violātio Ceorles eodorbryce [Th. i. 88, 10, note 25, edorbryce, edorbrice] biþ fíf scillinga for breaking a churl's fence shall be five shillings, L. Alf. pol. 36; Lambd. 31, 31
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