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brot

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

to break ⬩ A fragment ⬩ fragmentum

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A fragment; fragmentum

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

brand-ísen

Grammar
brand-ísen, -íren.
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Crocca olla, brandísen andena, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 25, 8. Andlamena fela ... pannan, crocca, brandíren, Angl. ix. 264, 10. Substitute: Fire-dog, andiron, trivet, and add

bríd-bletsung

(n.)
Grammar
bríd-bletsung, e; f.

A marriage-blessing ⬩ nuptialis benedictio

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A marriage-blessing; nuptialis benedictio Man ne mót sillan him brídbletsunge they [priests] may not give them the marriage-blessing, L. Ælf. P. 43 ; Th. ii. 382, 33

Linked entry: brýd-bletsung

brond

(n.)

a fire-brand, fire, sword

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a fire-brand, fire, sword, Exon. 74 a; Th. 277, 15; Jul. 581: Beo. Th. 6021; B. 3014: 2912; B. 1454

bredan

(v.)
Grammar
bredan, ic brede, ðú britst, brist, he brit, bret, pl. bredaþ; p. bræd, pl. brudon; pp. broden, breden.

to weave, BRAID, knit, join together, draw, pluck; ⬩ plectere, nectere, vibrare, gladium stringere ⬩ to change, vary, transform; ⬩ vertere, variare, transformare

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Se bræd of ðæm beorne blódigne gár he plucked the bloody dart from the chief, Byrht.

Linked entries: a-bredan bret brit

bran-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
bran-wyrt, e; f.

vaccinium; ⬩ A bilberry shrub

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vaccinium; A bilberry shrub Branwyrt vaccinium, Ælfc. Gl. 39; Som. 63, 73; Wrt. Voc. 30, 25

brýd-loca

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-loca, an; m.

a place shut in ⬩ A bride-chamber ⬩ sponsæ cubile

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[loca a place shut in] A bride-chamber; sponsæ cubile On ðæm brýdlocan in the bride-chamber, Homl. Blick. 9, 10

bræc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bræc, ðú brǽce, pl. brǽcon
broke, didst break,
  • Mt. Bos. 14, 19
    • :
  • Exon. 28 a
    • ;
  • Th. 85, 20
    • ;
  • Cri. 1394
    • :
  • Cd. 32
    • ;
  • Th. 43, 5
    • ;
  • Gen. 686
; p. of brecan.

broke, didst break,

Linked entry: hrǽc-gebræc

brǽd-panne

(n.)
Grammar
brǽd-panne, an; f. [brǽdan
to roast,
panne
a pan
]

to roast, ⬩ a pan ⬩ A frying-pan ⬩ sartago, frixorium,

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A frying-pan; sartago, frixorium, Cot. 115

Linked entries: brǽding-panne brédi-panne

brand-ísen

(n.)
Grammar
brand-ísen, es; n. [brand II.
a burning
, ísen
iron
]

a burning ⬩ iron ⬩ A BRANDING-IRON, a tripod; ⬩ andena, tripes

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A BRANDING-IRON, a tripod; andena, tripes Brandísen andena vel tripes, Ælfc. Gl. 30; Som. 61, 77; Wrt. Voc. 27, 7: 82, 54

brand-rád

(n.)
Grammar
brand-rád, e; f. [ród I.
a rod
]

a rod ⬩ A branding-rod; ⬩ andena,

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A branding-rod; andena, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 153, 4

Linked entry: rád

brǽc

(n.)
Grammar
brǽc, e; f.

Breach ⬩ breaking ⬩ destruction

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Breach, breaking, destruction His sunu cwæþ ꝥ hé nolde geþafian ꝥ man swá deórwurðne cræft (an astronomical instrument) tócwýsan sceolde, bútan man þá hálgan wurpe on háte ofnas, gif his fæder nǽre hǽled æfter þǽre brǽce, Hml. S. 5, 292

brǽw

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Brǽwas palpebre, i. superciliarum loca, An. Ox. 1731 On ðæs siwenígean eágum ðá brǽwas (palpebrae) greátigað, Past. 69, 2. Dínum bréwum, palpebre, Kent. Gl. 79. Add:

bréc

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Dele 'acc. s. and'

brégd

Grammar
brégd, brégda.
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Dele

brym

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Dele second reference

brigd

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Þæs deóres (the panther) híw blǽc brigda gehwæs beorhtra and scýnra the beast's hue, splendid with every bright and beauteous variety of colour, Pa. 26. Substitute

brim

(adj.)
Grammar
brim, adj. ?
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Brimne stór and hwítne rýcels, Lch. iii. 14, 21

broc

(n.)
Grammar
broc, es; n.

A fragment

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A fragment Þá hǽðenan weras tóslógon his glǽsenne calic. Þá gesomnode hé þá brocu (brycas, v. l.), Mart. H. 140, 12

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