bryne
to burn ⬩ A burning, fire, flame, heat ⬩ ustio, ardor, incendium, ignis, flamma, fervor
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On bryne ge gremedon Drihten in incendio provocastis Dominum, Deut. 9, 22: Cd. 186; Th. 231, 12; Dan. 246. Þurh fýres bryne through the fire's burning, 197; Th. 245, 11; Dan. 461: Exon. 642; Th. 236, 16; Ph. 575.
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brǽd
flesh
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flesh Þonne (after the burning) brǽd weorþeð eal edníwe eft ácenned inde reformatur qualis fuit ante figura, Ph. 240
bráde
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Blinde gefettan, þæt hý lócedan bráde, Wlfst. 5, 2 : 47, 11. Þú héte him bysmere bráde healdan, Ps. Th. 103, 25. Add: —
broc
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a kind of locust ? Broc ophiomachus (v. Vulg. Lev. xi. 22), Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 67. [v. N. E. D. brock cicada spumaria.]
bráde
Broadly, widely
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Broadly, widely late Físon bráde bebúgeþ Pison widely encompasses it, Cd. 12;Th. 14, 23;Gen. 223: Exon. 13 a;Th. 24, 5;Cri. 380: Ps. Th. 106, 37
breád
a bit ⬩ bread
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Add: a bit, morsel (of bread) Breádru frusta (panis) (cf. hláfgebrece, Ps. Th. 147, 6: stycce hláfes, Ps. Srt.), Bl. Gl. bread: Breád bacan, Wlfst. 296, 8. Þám mannum sceal man sellan beren bread, Lch. ii. 220, 7. Þicge hé bread gebrocen on hát wæter
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
BRERD
A brim, margin, rim, top of a pot or vessel, a shore, bank, brink ⬩ labrum, ora, margo, summitas, summum
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A brim, margin, rim, top of a pot or vessel, a shore, bank, brink; labrum, ora, margo, summitas, summum Híg gefyldon ða óþ ðone brerd impleverunt eas usque ad summum, Jn. Bos. 2, 7. Ofer brúnne brerd over the dark brim, Exon. 107 a; Th. 408, 8; Ra. 27
BRORD
A prick or point, a lance, javelin, the first blade or spire of grass or corn ⬩ punctus, cuspis, frumenti spica, herba
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A prick or point, a lance, javelin, the first blade or spire of grass or corn, etc; punctus, cuspis, frumenti spica, herba Brord punctus, Cot. 157. Ne furðan brordas not even blades; ne herbæ quidem, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 35. Brord herba, Mt. Lind. Rush
bret
varies, changes
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varies, changes; Hǽðen cild biþ gefullod, ac hit ne bret ná his hiw wiðútan, ðeáh ðe hit beó wiðinnan awend a heathen child is baptized, but it varies not its aspect without, although it be changed within, Homl. Th. ii. 268, 30
BRYCG
A BRIDGE ⬩ pons
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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.
brord
a point
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Add: a point: Brord, broord punctus, Txts. 86, 782. Brord punctus, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 74: pun(c)tus, ii. 68, 53. a spire of grass or corn þý lǽs þá ofþinenan corn in brord gehwyrfden (should sprout), Hml. A. 204, 320. Brordas clumula (spicarum glumula
BRYCE
to use, enjoy ⬩ Use, service, the occupation or exercise of a thing, profit, advantage, fruit ⬩ usus, ministerium, commodum
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Bryce commodum, Cot. 59. Lǽnes landes bryce fructus, Cot. 92
bréc
the breech, breeches,
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the breech, breeches, L. M. 1. 71; Lchdm. ii. 146, 3: R. Ben. 55;
BRÍW
A thick pottage made of meal, pulse, etc ⬩ BREWIS ⬩ puls ⬩ pultis ⬩ πόλτος ⬩ porridge
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A thick pottage made of meal, pulse, etc, BREWIS; puls; gen. pultis = πόλτος porridge Ðes bríw this pottage; hæc puls, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 46; Som. 13, 9: Wrt. Voc. 290,38. Swá þicce swá bríw as thick as pottage, L. M. I. 36; Lchdm. ii. 88, 18: 2, 51; Lchdm
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BRÉR
A BRIER, the bramble ⬩ tribulus, rubus fruticosus
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A BRIER, the bramble; tribulus, rubus fruticosus Genim brér ðe hiopan on weaxaþ take a brier on which hips grow, L. M. l, 38; Lchdm. ii. 96, 15. Sindon burgtúnas brérum beweaxene [MS. beweaxne] the city-dwellings are overgrown with briers, Exon. 115b
BRÓM
The well-known shrub from which besoms are made, hence BROOM ⬩ genista
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The well-known shrub from which besoms are made, hence BROOM; genista Bróm genista, Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 64, 130; Wrt. Voc. 32, 64: L. M. 1, 55; Lchdm. ii. 126, 12: 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 19: Wrt. Voc. 80, 16: 285, 69. Genim brómes ahsan take ashes of broom
brerd
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Brerd labrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 54. Se sǽ gefylde ꝥ scip oð þá yfmestan þeolu þæs bryrdes (brerdes, v. l.) mare usque ad superiores tabulas implevit navem, Gr. D. 249, 1, 12. Wið tó briorde usque ad summum. Mk. R. 13, 27. Tó briorde upp, Jn. R. L. 2,
BRÚN
BROWN, dark, dusky ⬩ fuscus, 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