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borges bryce

(n.)

a breaking or breach of a suretyship or pledge

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a breaking or breach of a suretyship or pledge,L. Alf. pol. 3; Th. i. 62, 9, 10, 12

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

hús-brycel

(adj.)
Grammar
hús-brycel, adj.
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Burglarious Húsbrycel clasmatorius efractor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 64

brydel-þwang

(n.)
Grammar
brydel-þwang, -twancg, es; m.

A bridle reinfrenum

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A bridle rein; frenum. Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 35

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-brytsen

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

ge-brýsed

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-brýsed, part. p. [ge-, brýsed, pp. of brýsan to bruise]

Bruisedcontrītus

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Bruised; contrītus Ðæt he his preósta ǽnne of horse fallende and gebrýsedne gelíce gebiddende and bletsigende fram deáþe gecyrde ut clērĭcum suum cadendo contrītum, æque ōrando ac benedīcendo a morte revocāvĕrit, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 24

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

win-brytta

(n.)
Grammar
win-brytta, an; m.

A wine-dealerwine-sellervintnertavern-keeper

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A wine-dealer, wine-seller, vintner, tavern-keeper Tæppere, wínbrytta caupo, tabernarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 10. Wín-bryttum cauponibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 79 : 18, 21

tó-brýtan

Similar entry: tó-brítan

a-brytan

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

To destroyexterminare

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

fódder-brytta

(n.)
Grammar
fódder-brytta, an; m.

A fodder-distributorfoddererherdsmanpābŭlātor

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A fodder-distributor, fodderer, herdsman; pābŭlātor Horshyrde vel fódderbrytta pābŭlātor, Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 122; Wrt. Voc. 19, 6

Linked entry: brytta

ge-brytan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brytan, p. te; pp. ed [ge-, brytan to break]

To break updestroyconfringĕreextermĭnāre

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To break up, destroy; confringĕre, extermĭnāre Gebrytte hine eofor of wuda extermĭnāvit eam ăper. de sylva, Ps. Spl. C. 79, 14. Gebryted wið ecede broken up with vinegar, Med. ex Quadr. 5, 1; Lchdm. i. 348, 3

a-brytan

Similar entry: á-brítan

bere-brytta

(n.)
Grammar
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

ge-brýsed

(v.)
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Substitute: ge-brýsan, ge-brýsian; p. de, ede; pp. ed. to bruise, crush, pound. lit. Þá stánas nales ꝥ án ꝥ hí his limu tóbrǽcan, ac eác swylce mid ealle his bán gebrýsedon (-brýsdon, tóbrýsdon, v. ll.] saxa non solum cjtes membra, sed etiam ossa contri

ge-brytan

Grammar
ge-brytan, l. ge-brýtan,
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and see ge-brítan

hláf-brytta

(n.)
Grammar
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