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bærstlian

(v.)
Grammar
bærstlian, p. ode; pp. od

To breakburstcrepare

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To break, burst; crepare Bærstlaþ crepuerit, Cot. 39

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;

for-styntan

(v.)

to breakknockbluntcontundĕre

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to break, knock, blunt; contundĕre. Cot. 48: 177

hláf-hwǽte

(n.)
Grammar
hláf-hwǽte, es; m.

Wheat for making bread,

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Wheat for making bread, Chart. Th. 144, 34

þeorf-hláf

(n.)
Grammar
þeorf-hláf, es; m.
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A loaf of unleavened bread Hí ǽton þeorfhláfas, Jos. 5, 11

egean

(v.)

To harrow or break clodsoccāre

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To harrow or break clods; occāre, Som. Ben. Lye

forþ-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-berstan, p. -bærst, pl. -burston; pp. -borsten

To burst or break fortherumpĕre

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To burst or break forth; erumpĕre, Som. Ben. Lye

þeorf-symbel

(n.)
Grammar
þeorf-symbel, es; n.
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The feast of unleavened bread Ðú ytst þeorf-symbel, Ex. 23, 14

leód-hwæt

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In the passage l. leódhwata, and add: cf. brego-róf, cyning-beald

wiþer-braca

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L. 5, 25 : 12, 26 under wiþet-breca

fel

human skin

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breác weðera fella for sadele vervecum pellibus pro sella utebatur, Gr. D. 34, 13. a purple garment Similar entries (= pæll. v. felle-reád. v.Gall. s. v. fello) Welige mið felle divitem purpuratum, Lk. p. 9, 2

cínan

(v.)
Grammar
cínan, cán, cinon;cinen

To gape, to break into chinkshiare, dehiscere

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To gape, to break into chinks; hiare, dehiscere, Som. Ben. Lye

ǽr-margen

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-margen, es; m.

The early morningthe day-break

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The early morning, the day-break, Ps. Surt. 56, 9: 107, 3: 118, 148

ge-bærmed

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bærmed, part. [ge, and pp. of byrman to ferment with barm or leaven]

Fermentedleavenedfermentātus

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Fermented, leavened; fermentātus Gebærmed hláf leavened bread; pānis fermentātus, Som. Ben. Lye

ge-brittan

(v.)

to exhibitgiveto crumblebreak smallexhĭbĕreimpendĕrefriāre

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

þurh-brecan

(v.)

to break through

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to break through Wordes ord breósthord þurhbræc, Beo. Th. 5577; B. 2792

hláf

breada loafcakebreadbreadmannacake

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Fæsten tó berenan hláfe, Wlfst. 173, 10. in phrases implying the eating of bread hláfbrecan to break bread for distribution to others Brec ðǽm hyngriendum ðínne hláf frange esurienti panem tuam (Is. 58, 7), Past. 315, 14: Bl. H. 37, 20.

Linked entry: hláf-gang

hláf-ofen

(n.)
Grammar
hláf-ofen, hláf-ofn, es; m.
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An oven for baking bread Fornum hláfofn, a farre dictum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 65

Linked entry: ofen

reófan

(v.)
Grammar
reófan, p.reáf;pl.rufon;pp. rofen.

To break, rend, rive;

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; To break, rend, rive; Randbyrig wǽron rofene, Cd. Th. 207, 7; Exod. 463

hláf-gebrece

(n.)
Grammar
hláf-gebrece, es; n.

A fragment of bread

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A fragment of bread Swá hláfgebrece sicut frustum panis, Ps. Th. 147, 6