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ǽ-brǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-brǽce, (ǽw-,) (eáw-); adj.

Law-breakingsacrilegious, impiousadulterous

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Law-breaking. sacrilegious, impious Gehýrde gé ðǽra deófla frófor on ðisum eáwbrǽcum ðe úre godas geyrsode ne ondrǽt? Hml. Th. i. 426, 20. adulterous Ðæt se wer gewítnað on ǽwbrǽcum wífe, ðæt wrecð God on ǽwbrǽcum were, 378, 26. Eáwbrǽcum, ii. 322,

Linked entry: eáw-brǽce

Brádan-relic

(n.)
Grammar
Brádan-relic, Brádun-reolic,es; m: Brádan-reíg, -eíg = -íg, -e; f.[eíg, íg an island, broad island]

an island, broad islandFlat Holme, an island in the mouth of the Severn

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Flat Holme, an island in the mouth of the Severn Sǽton hie úte on ðam íglande, æt Brǽdanrelice they sat outward on an island, Flat Holme, Chr. 918;Ing. 132, 19

be-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-brǽdan, p. de.

To be-spreadcover with

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To be-spread, cover with Se weg wæs bebrǽded mid hwítum ryftum, Shrn. 65, 23

cyrc-bræce

(n.)
Grammar
cyrc-bræce, es; m.

Church-breach, a breaking into a churchin 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.]

wyrt-brǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-brǽþ, es; m.
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A perfume from plants, an odour, aroma Mid brǽðe áfylled swylce ðǽr lǽgon lilie and rose. Ðá cwæð Basilissa: 'Ic wundrie hwanon ðes wyrtbrǽð ðus wynsumlíce stéme,' Homl. Skt. i. 4, 36. Ne mihte nán wyrtbrǽð swá wynsumlíce stéman, ii. 27, 113. Ágeótende

Linked entry: brǽþ

cyrc-bræce

Similar entry: ciric-brǽc

fore-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
fore-brǽdan, p. de

To overshadow

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To overshadow Wolcen forebrǽde hiá nubis obumbrans eos, Mk. L. 9, 7

hréren-brǽden

Similar entry: hrére

hrycg-brǽdan

(n.)
Grammar
hrycg-brǽdan, l.
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(?) hrycg-brǽd

ofer-brǽdan

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Án scínende weg wæs oferbrǽd mid godwebbenum pællum, Gr. D. 176, 1. Mid lilian blóstmum of[er]brǽded, Sal. K. 148, 22. Add

tó-brǽdan

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Add Ic eom tóbrǽdd tendor, An. Ox. 23, 47. add: — Se consul wæs wénende þæt eall þæt folc wǽre gind þæt lond tóbrǽd, Ors. 4, 8; S. 188, 12

Brádan-ford

(n.)
Grammar
Brádan-ford, es;dat.-forde, -forda; m. [brád broad, ford a ford]

a fordBRADFORD in Wiltsloci nomen vadum amplum vel latum significansBradford

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BRADFORD in Wilts loci nomen vadum amplum vel latum significans hodie Bradford in agro Wiltoniensi, Cénwalh gefeaht æt Brádanforda be Afne Kenwealh fought at Bradford near the Avon, Chr. 652;Erl. 26, 22

Brægent-ford

(n.)

Brentford in Middlesex,

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Brentford in Middlesex, Chr. 1016; Th. 280, 26, col. 2 : 1016; Th. 282, 5, col. 2

ofer-brǽdan

(v.)

to overspread, overshadow, act as a covering overto overspread, put a covering over

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to overspread, overshadow, act as a covering over Ðæt land biþ eal unnyt swá se fiicbeám hit oferbrǽt, Past. 45; Swt. 337, 13-15. Oferbrǽdeþ, Met, 7, 13. Heofonlíc leóht com ofer hí ealle and hí swá swá mycel scýte hí ealle oferbrǽdde, Bd. 4, 7; S. 575

Linked entries: of-brǽded fore-brǽdan