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bród

(n.)
Grammar
bród, e; f.

a broodbreedinghatching

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Bród foetibus, An. Ox. 28, 25. breeding, hatching (v. bródig) Bróde concretione (cf. cennung concretio, 136, 25), Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 19

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bróm

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Broom, bróm genista, Txts. 66, 465. Bróm, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 28. Bróma genistarum, miricarum, Hpt. Gl. 408, 60 : An. Ox. 2, 7. ¶ the word occurs in many local names, v. C. D. vi. pp. 263-4. Add

bród

(adv.)
Grammar
bród, adv.

Freely, of free cost gratis

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Freely, of free cost; gratis Bród gratis, Wrt. Voc. 284, 71

BRÓM

(n.)
Grammar
BRÓM, es; m.

The well-known shrub from which besoms are made, hence BROOMgenista

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Genim brómes ahsan take ashes of broom, L. M. 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 32, 12

bryc

(n.)

a bridgepons

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a bridge; pons Ðæt he dó bryc-geweorc that he do bridge-work, L. R. S. 1; Th. i. 432, 2

bric-

(prefix)
Grammar
bric-, [= bricg], found in the compound bric-bót, q. v.

a bridge

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a bridge

bród

(n.)
Grammar
bród, e; f.

a growing together, congealing, waxing hard; concretio.a BROOD proles

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Cot. 55. a BROOD proles, v. bródig ;

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BRYCE

(n.)
Grammar
BRYCE, brice, es; m. [brycst, bricst, pres. of brúcan
to use, enjoy
]

to use, enjoyUse, service, the occupation or exercise of a thing, profit, advantage, fruitusus, ministerium, commodum

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Use, service, the occupation or exercise of a thing, profit, advantage, fruit; usus, ministerium, commodum Gif ðæt ówiht bryce wæs if that was any use; si hoc aliquid prodesset, Bd. 5, 14; S. 634, 8, note. Láfe on hwylc hugu fatu gehiwade wǽron mennisces

Linked entries: brice bríce bróce

bréc

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Dele 'acc. s. and'

brec

(n.)
Grammar
brec, es; n.

A breaking, crash, noise;fractio, fragor, strepitus.

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A breaking, crash, noise; fractio, fragor, strepitus

brot

(n.; part.)
Grammar
brot, es; n. [broten; pp. of breótan
to break
]

to breakA fragmentfragmentum

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A fragment; fragmentum

broca

Similar entry: wiþer-broca

brocc

(n.)

a badger

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a badger

bróce

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Dele

bród

(adv.)
Grammar
bród, adv.
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Dele

bróce

(n.)
Grammar
bróce,

use

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use. Bd. 3, 22; Whelc. 221, 39, note B. C

brice

(n.)
Grammar
brice, bryce, es; m. [from briceþ, brycþ, pres. of brecan to break ]

A breaking, rupture, fracture, fragment, violation, breachfractio, ruptura, fractura, fragmentum, violatio

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A breaking, rupture, fracture, fragment, violation, breach; fractio, ruptura, fractura, fragmentum, violatio Híg hine oncneówon on hláfes brice cognoverunt earn in fractione panis, Lk. Bos. 24, 35. We witon ful georne, ðæt to miclan bryce sceal micel

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bræc

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bræc, es; n. bræc[p. of brecan
to break
]

to breakA breaking, flowing, rheum, catarrhrheumaρευμα

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A breaking, flowing, rheum, catarrh, rheuma = ρευμα Bræc rheuma, Ælfc. Gl. 10;Som. 57, 21;Wrt. Voc. 19, 27

brýce

(adj.)
Grammar
brýce, bríce; adj. [brýcst, brícst, pres. of brúcan to use]

Useful, profitableutilis

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Useful, profitable; utilis He monegum on Godes cyricum brýce wæs multis in ecclesia utilis fate. Bd. 3, 23; S. 555, 33. He monegum brýce lifde vitam multis utilem duxit, 4, 26; S. 602, 41: Ps. Th. 118, 35

BRYCG

(n.)
Grammar
BRYCG, bricg, e; f.

A BRIDGEpons

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A BRIDGE; pons Ðeós brycg hic pons, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 39; Som. 12, 59. Ðæt he ne myhte to ðære brycge cuman that he could not come to the bridge, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 48, 14. Eádweard cyning hêt gewyrcan ða brycge ofer Treontan king Edward commanded the bridge

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