tó-brédan
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Met. 10, 15
a-brégan
To alarm ⬩ frighten ⬩ terrere
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To alarm, frighten; terrere Mec mæg gríma abrégan a phantom may frighten me, Exon, 110b; Th. 423, 7; Rä. 41, 17. Abregde, p. Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 12 : Ps. Spl. T. 79, 14
for-brecan
To break ⬩ break in two ⬩ bruise ⬩ crush ⬩ violate ⬩ frangĕre ⬩ confringĕre ⬩ conterere ⬩ commĭnuĕre ⬩ viŏlāre
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To break, break in two, bruise, crush, violate; frangĕre, confringĕre, conterere, commĭnuĕre, viŏlāre Wolde heofona helm helle weallas forbrecan heaven's chieftain would break, down hell's walls. Exon. 120a; Th. 461, 13; Hö. 35. Stefn Drihtnes forbrecendes
ge-bredan
to draw ⬩ unsheath ⬩ brandish ⬩ stringĕre ⬩ evagĭnāre ⬩ vibrāre ⬩ to draw breath ⬩ take breath ⬩ inspire ⬩ inspīrāre ⬩ to weave ⬩ plait ⬩ nectĕre ⬩ plectĕre ⬩ to feign ⬩ pretend ⬩ simŭlāre
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to draw, unsheath, brandish; stringĕre, evagĭnāre, vibrāre He sweord gebræd he drew his sword, Beo. Th. 5118; B. 2562. Sweord gebrudon ða synfullan glădium evagĭnāvērunt peccātōres, Ps. Spl. 36, 14. Gif hwa his wǽpn gebrede if any one draw his weapon
Linked entries: ge-bræd ge-bregdan ge-broden ge-broiden ge-brudon
ge-bréman
To celebrate ⬩ make famous ⬩ honour ⬩ celebrāre ⬩ honōrāre
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To celebrate, make famous, honour; celebrāre, honōrāre He wolde gebréman ða ludéiscan he would honour the Jews, Som. Lye
þurh-brecan
to break through
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to break through Wordes ord breósthord þurhbræc, Beo. Th. 5577; B. 2792
for-brecan
to crush ⬩ oppress ⬩ to break ⬩ destroy ⬩ to break
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Add: with a material object Ðeós wyrt (saxifrage) þá stánas on blǽdran forbrycð, Lch. i. 212, 15: Ps. Th. 28, 5. Hé ðá feoturo forbræc ł tóscænde (tóbræc, W. S. ) compedes comminuisset, Mk. R. L. 5, 4. Ic wille ꝥ palmtwig gegrípan, . . . and forseáredum
ge-bredan
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and see ge-bregdan
ge-bréfan
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To state briefly, epitomize: Gif hwylcum cnihte lyste má þinga and deópra gesetnyssa be him witan þonne wé hér habbað gebréued, Angl. viii. 308, 11. Nú wé þás þing habbað sceortlíce gebréued, 322, 22. —
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ge-brégan
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Consternat, i. perterritat fyrhtaþ, gebrégþ. Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 66. Ðæt leóht cóm of heofenum and hine ( St. Paul ) gebrégde . . . Hé swá gebréged on eorðan feóll, Past. 443, 19-22. Gebréged pertimescens, Gr. D. 59, 26. Add
tó-brecan
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add: <b>I a.</b> to spread in patches Swá ꝥ seó fáguncg wæs þǽre hýde tóbrocen geond eallne his líchaman swylce hé hreóf wǽre ita ut diffusa in corpore ejus varietas leprae morem imitari videretur, Gr. D. 158, 33. <b>II c.</b>
á-brégan
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æt-bredan
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Swilce þám rihtwísum ætbrédað his rihtwísnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 322, 18. Add
be-brecan
To break to pieces
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Dele second passage, for which see be-brúcan, and for the rest substitute: To break to pieces (acc. of object and dat. of part broken) Beám heó bebriceþ telgum she breaks the tree to pieces in its branches (cf. Sia (acc.) Iudeóliudí bénon (dat.) bebrákon