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ge-brægd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-brægd, p. of ge-bregdan.

drew

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drew.Beo. Th. 3133; B. 1564;

brægen-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
brægen-seóc, adj.

Brain-sick ⬩ frantic ⬩ mad

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Brain-sick, frantic, mad Brægenseóc (bregen-, Hpt. Gl. 514, 31) freneticus. An. Ox. 4668. Brægensécne (-seócne, Hpt. Gl. 520, 67) freneticum, 5011

geond-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-brǽdan, p. -brǽdde; pp. -brǽded [geond over, brǽdan to spread]

To overspread ⬩ supersternĕre

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To overspread; supersternĕre Hit geondbrǽded wearþ beddum and bolstrum it was overspread with beds and bolsters, Beo. Th. 2483; B. 1239

bræc-seócnes

(n.)
Grammar
bræc-seócnes, -ness, e; f.

Epilepsy; ⬩ epilepsia.

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Epilepsy; epilepsia

a-bræd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-bræd, -brægd

drew

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drewMt. Bos. 26, 51. to move, drag, draw

ge-bræc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bræc, es; n. [ge-, bræc a breaking]

A breaking ⬩ crashing ⬩ noise ⬩ fractio ⬩ frăgor ⬩ strĕpĭtus

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A breaking, crashing, noise; fractio, frăgor, strĕpĭtus Ðá Wearþ borda gebræc then there was a crashing of shields, Byrht. Th. 140, 28; By. 295: Beo. Th. 4510; B. 2259

Linked entries: bræc bræclian

bræc-seóc

(adj.)
Grammar
bræc-seóc, adj. [bræc, seóc
sick, diseased
]

sick, diseased ⬩ Troubled with the falling sickness, epileptic, frantic, lunatic ⬩ epilepticus, phreneticus, lunaticus

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Troubled with the falling sickness, epileptic, frantic, lunatic; epilepticus, phreneticus, lunaticus Sum bræcseóc man becom ðyder phreneticus devenit ibi, Bd. 4, 3;Whelc. 267, 45, MSS. B. C

Linked entry: seóc

brǽmbel-brǽr

(n.)
Grammar
brǽmbel-brǽr, es; m. l. e ; f.

bræd-ísen

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bræd-ísen, bred-ísern, es; n. [bræd, p. of bredan; ísen, ísern, iron]

scalprum, scalpellum

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scalprum, scalpellum ; A scraping or graving tool, file, Brædísen scal- prum, scalpellum, Cot. 173. Bredísern scalpellum, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 162, 28

Linked entry: bred-ísern

ge-bræc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bræc, ðú -brǽce, pl. -brǽcon

broke ⬩ didst break

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broke, didst break,Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 2: Ps. Th. 73, 13;

Linked entries: ge-brec -bræc

BRECAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRECAN, ic brece, ðú bricest, bricst, he briceþ, bricþ, pl. brecaþ; p. ic, he bræc, ðú brǽce, pl. brǽcon; pp. brocen.

to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; ⬩ frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpere ⬩ to press, force, urge; ⬩ urgere ⬩ to rush into ⬩ take ⬩ by storm ⬩ in locum irrumpere, expugnare, ⬩ erumpere, prorumpere, crepare, fremere ⬩ to break ⬩ burst forth ⬩ make a noise ⬩ crash ⬩ to sail; ⬩ navigare ⬩ To retch; ⬩ screare

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v. trans. to BREAK, burst, violate break or burst through; frangere, confringere, rumpere, perfringere, perrurnpere Lét se hearda Higeláces þegn brádne méce brecan ofer bordweal the fierce thane of Higelac caused his broad sword to break over the shield

Linked entries: ǽ-brec hús-brice brǽce brec breca brece

brǽmbel-brǽr

(n.)
Grammar
brǽmbel-brǽr, es; m. [brǽmbel
a bramble,
brǽr, brér
a brier
]

a bramble, ⬩ a brier ⬩ A bramble-brier; ⬩ tribulus,

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A bramble-brier; tribulus, Wrt. Voc. 285, 64

Linked entry: brémel-brǽr

hand-brǽd

(n.)
Grammar
hand-brǽd, hand-bréd. Perhaps hand-bred should be read and the quotation be taken to the next word. But in support of hand-brǽd may be noted the form breð ( = brǽð) odor, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 58, and the phrase gód hande brád. v. hand;
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Wicklif has handibreede v. N. E. D. handbrede

cyrc-bræce

(n.)
Grammar
cyrc-bræce, es; m.

Church-breach, a breaking into a church ⬩ in ecclesiarn irruptio

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Church-breach, a breaking into a church;in ecclesiarn irruptio Ða heáfodleahtras sind, mansliht, cyrcbræce, etc. the chief sins are, murder, church-breach, etc. Homl. Th. ii. 592, 4

hréren-brǽden

(adj.)
Grammar
hréren-brǽden, adj.
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Not thoroughly cooked On án hrérenbrǽden æg over an egg lightly cooked, Lchdm. iii. 294, 8

Linked entry: hrér

land-brǽce

(n.)
Grammar
land-brǽce, es; m.
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Breaking up or ploughing of [fallow] land Landbrǽce proscissio, Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 20; Wrt. Voc. 15, 20

Linked entry: -brǽce

under-brǽdan

(v.)

substernere

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glosses substernere in: Underbrǽddon gegerelo substernebant uestimenta, Lk. Skt. Lind. 19, 36

werh-brǽde

Similar entry: wearg-brǽde

á-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-brǽdan, p. de
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To fry; — Ábrǽd cicel, Lch. ii. 114, 25

Linked entry: brǽdan

á-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-brǽdan, p. de
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To dilate, extend, spread out Ábraed múð ðínne dilata os tuum, Ps. Srt. 80,11. Ðeáh ðe seofon middangeardas sýn ealle onefn ábrǽdde, Salm. K. p. 150, 29. Mid ábrǽdedum handum, Hml. S. 23 b, 701. [Goth. us-braidjan expandere.]

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