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brunge

(v.)
Grammar
brunge, pl. brungon; pp. brungen

broughtest, brought

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broughtest, brought, Cd. 30; Th. 41, 4; Gen. 651; p. and pp. of bringan

bricg-bót

(n.)
Grammar
bricg-bót, e; f.

A repairing of a bridge pontis instauratio

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A repairing of a bridge; pontis instauratio Bricg-bóta aginne let the repairings of bridges be begun, L. G. S. 10; Th. i. 380, 27

eodor-brice

(n.)
Grammar
eodor-brice, edor-brice, -bryce, es; m. [eodor, edor a hedge, fence brice, bryce a breach, breaking]

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

Linked entries: edor-brecþ edor-brice

fæsten-brice

(n.)
Grammar
fæsten-brice, -bryce, es; m. [fæsten a fast, brice, bryce a breaking, breach]

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

hús-brice

(n.)
Grammar
hús-brice, es; m.

Housebreakingburglary

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Housebreaking, burglary Húsbrice [-brec, MS. A.] and bærnet æfter woruldlage is bótleás housebreaking and arson are according to the secular law inexpiable, L. C. S. 65; Th. i. 410, 5. Cf. quedam non possunt emendari, que sunt husbreche, et bernet, L

ge-brice

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brice, -bryce, es; m. [ge-, brice a breaking]

A breakingbreachconfractio

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A breaking, breach; confractio Gyf ná Moyses gecoren his stóde on gebrice [Lamb. gebryce] on gesihþe his si non Moyses electus ejus stetisset in confractiōne in conspectu ejus, Ps. Spl. 105, 22

Linked entry: ge-bryce

grið-brice

(n.)
Grammar
grið-brice, -bryce, es; m. [grið peace; brice, bryce a breach, violation]
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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

brún

(adj.)
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Bruun burrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 102, 30: 11, 38 : furbum , 109, 33. Brún furvum, i. nigrum, 36, 17: badius, 11, 39: burrus, rufus, 126, 77: purpurea (cf. ðý brúnan oððe þý brúnbasewan punicio , Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 26), An. Ox. 526: 3, 36. Ýð sió brúne (cf

brim

Grammar
brim, (For El. 972 v. fæþm(i)an.)
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Tó brimes faroðe, B. 28. Add

BRÚN

(adj.)
Grammar
BRÚN, adj.

BROWN, dark, duskyfuscus, subniger, rufus, furvus

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BROWN, dark, dusky; fuscus, subniger, rufus, furvus Sum brún part brown, Exon. 60 a; Th. 218, 17; Ph. 296. Brúne leóde brown people; Æthiopes, Cd. 146; Th. 182, 4; Exod. 70. Sió brúne ýþ the dusky wave, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 58; Met. 26, 29

bríd

(n.)

a bridesponsa

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a bride; sponsa

brig

(n.)

a bridge

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a bridge, Chr. 1125 ; Erl. 254, 19

brit

knitsplectit

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knits; plectit

brim-nesen

Grammar
brim-nesen, l. (?) brim nésen,
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Gif hié brim nésen (cf. Gen. 1341) and gesundne síð settan mósten if they came safe from the sea, and might make a prosperous passage, El. 1004. and substitute

ful-brice

(n.)
Grammar
ful-brice, -bryce, es; m. [ful full, brice a breaking, breach]

A full or entire breach of the peaceplēna pācis violātio

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A full or entire breach of the peace; plēna pācis violātio Gif fulbrice wyrþe si plēna pācis violātio fiĕret, L. E. B. 4, 6, 7; Th. ii. 240, 17, 23; 242, 3. Fulbryce, 5, 8; Th. ii. 240, 20; 242, 6

freóls-brice

(n.)
Grammar
freóls-brice, -bryce, es; m. [freóls a feast, festival; brice, bryce a breaking, breach]

A breach or violation of a festivalfesti violātio

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A breach or violation of a festival; festi violātio On freólsbricurn [MS. freólsbricon] in breaches of festivals, L. Eth. vi. 28; Th. i. 322, 19. Freólsbrycas breaches of festivals, Wulfst. 109, 152

hád-brice

(n.)
Grammar
hád-brice, -bryce, es; m. [hád II. holy orders in the church; brice a violation, breach]

An injury done to persons in holy orders, a violation of holy ordersordinis infractura, sacri ordinis violatio

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An injury done to persons in holy orders, a violation of holy orders; ordinis infractura, sacri ordinis violatio Gif hwá hádbryce gewyrce, gebéte ðæt be hádes mǽðe if any one do an injury to a person in holy orders, let him make amends for it according

bricg-weard

(n.)
Grammar
bricg-weard, es; m. [bricg
a bridge
, weard
a keeper, guardian
]

a bridgea keeper, guardianA keeper or defender of a bridge pontis custos vel defensor

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A keeper or defender of a bridge; pontis custos vel defensor Hí ðǽr bricgweardas bitere fundon they found there the stern defenders of the bridge. Byrht. Th. 134, 16; By. 85

Linked entry: brycg-weard

burh-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
burh-bryce, -brice, es; m.
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A breaking into a castle or dwelling, — the fine for this burglary, L. In. 45; Th. i. 130, 6, note 9: L. Alf. pol. 40; Th. i. 88, 7, note 16

Linked entry: burh-brece

brýde láste

(n.; adv.)

with conjugal footstep

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with conjugal footstep, Cd. 129; Th. 164, 16; Gen. 2715