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-brǽce

(suffix)

Similar entry: land-brǽce

brægde

(adj.)
Grammar
brægde, (?), bregde; adj.

Fraudulent

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Fraudulent, done with fraud Ús ne þincþ nán riht ꝥ ǽnig man ágnian sceole þǽr gewitnysse bið, and man gecnáwan can ꝥ þǽr bregde (bregden, brygde (or dat.? v. brygd) v. ll.) bið (that the matter is conducted with fraud ), Ll. Th. 1. 390, 13

Linked entries: brygd brægden

Brǽden

(n.)

Bredon Forest

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Bredon Forest On Brǽdene ge ðǽr onbútan in Bredon and thereabout, Chr. 905; Th. 181, 23, col. 1, 2

brægden

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
brægden, adj. [= bregden; pp. of bregdan]

Deceitful, cunning, crafty; ⬩ dolosus

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Deceitful, cunning, crafty; dolosus Sendon [sendan MS.] hí Mariurn, ðone consul, ongeán Geoweorþan, á swá lytigne, and á swá brægdenne, swá he wæs they sent Marias, the consul, against Jugurtha, as he was always so cunning, and always so crafty, Ors.

Linked entries: ge-brægden brǽden

brǽde

(n.)
Grammar
brǽde, an; f.

The breadth ⬩ latum.

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The breadth; latum

brǽdu

(n.)

breadth, width,

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breadth, width, Ps. Th. 117, 5 : 118, 45

bræsna

(adj.)

strong, bold,

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strong, bold, Cd. 196; Th. 244, 16; Dan. 449

BRǼW

(n.)
Grammar
BRǼW, breáw, breág, brég, brégh, bréhg, es; m.

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

Linked entries: eágan brégh breág breáw brég brégh bréhg BRÚ

brægen-panne

(n.)
Grammar
brægen-panne, an; f.
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Brain-pan, skull: — Brægenpanne (bræg-, Hpt. Gl. 472, 30) cerebri. An. Ox. 2815

Linked entry: panne

brǽw

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Brǽwas palpebre, i. superciliarum loca, An. Ox. 1731 On ðæs siwenígean eágum ðá brǽwas (palpebrae) greátigað, Past. 69, 2. Dínum bréwum, palpebre, Kent. Gl. 79. Add:

brǽw

Similar entry: eág-brǽw

brǽr

(n.)

a brier; ⬩ tribulus.

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a brier; tribulus

brægen-loca

(n.)
Grammar
brægen-loca, an ; m.

The head ⬩ skull

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The head, skull Ic (a lance) þrísta sum under brægnlocan (hrægn-, MS.) [bealde þringe?], Ru. 72, 21

-bræc

(suffix)

Similar entry: ge-bræc

brǽd

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brǽd

(adj.)

broad ⬩ latus

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broad; latus, Beo. Th. 4421, note

brǽc

(n.)
Grammar
brǽc, braccæ, Som. femoralia,
  • Wrt. Voc. 81, 63
, = bréc; pl. of bróc, f.

breeches

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breeches ;

bræd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bræd,
  • Byrht. Th. 136, 20
    • ;
  • By. 154;
p. of bredan.

plucked, drew out

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plucked, drew out

brang

(v.)
Grammar
brang, brong, pl. brungon,
brought;
p. of bringan.

brought;

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ge-brægd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brægd, es; m. [ge-, brægd deceit]

Deceit ⬩ fraud ⬩ fraus ⬩ fallācia

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Deceit, fraud; fraus, fallācia Gebrægdas oððe leásunga ðæra wlenca fallācia divĭtiārum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 22

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