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bryd

Grammar
bryd, l. brýd,
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and see brygd

brec

(n.)
Grammar
brec, es; n.

A breaking, crash, noise;fractio, fragor, strepitus.

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A breaking, crash, noise; fractio, fragor, strepitus

bréc

(n.)
Grammar
bréc, acc. s. and nom. pl. of bróc, f.

the breech, breeches,

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the breech, breeches, L. M. 1. 71; Lchdm. ii. 146, 3: R. Ben. 55;

Bret-

(prefix)
Grammar
Bret-, Bryt-

a Welshman,

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a Welshman

Linked entries: wealh Bret-land

brid

(n.)
Grammar
brid, bridd, es; m.

The young of any of the feathered tribe; pullus

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The young of any of the feathered tribe; pullus Earnes brid an eagle's young, Exon. 59 a; Th. 214, 7; Ph. 235. Þurh briddes hád through the state of a young bird, 61 a; Th. 224, 7; Ph. 372. Ðæt híg offrunge sealdon twegen culfran briddas ut darent hostiam

Linked entries: bird briddas

BRÝD

(n.)
Grammar
BRÝD, bríd, e; f.

A BRIDE, woman about to be married or newly married, a wife, spouse, womansponsa, nupta, uxor, mulier

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One owned or purchased,— A BRIDE, woman about to be married or newly married, a wife, spouse, woman; sponsa, nupta, uxor, mulier Seó gelaðung is gecweden Cristes brýd and clǽne mǽden the church is called Christ's bride and a pure maiden, Boutr. Scrd.

a-bræd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-bræd, -brægd

drew

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

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

brid

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Brid pullus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 118, 45. Cicen oððe brid, i. 77, 37. Brid swalwan pullus hirundinis, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 185, I. Fugla briddas, gif hié ǽr wilniað tó fleóganne ǽr hira feðra fulweaxene sín, Past. 383, 29. Sellan wel meltende mettas, culfrena briddas

bród

(adv.)
Grammar
bród, adv.
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Dele

brýd

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Dele 'one ... purchased,' and add Brýd gamos, Wrt. Voc. i. 50, 53: nupte, ii. 62, 14. On þone gemánan þæs brýdguman and þǽre brýde, Bl. H. 11, 6. Hé onféng æþele brýd, Shrn. 49, 2. Brýda beháta pacta sponsalia, Hpt. Gl. 498, 43

Bret

(n.)
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a Briton Ne wearð án Bret (Brit, v. l. ) tó láfe, Chr. 491; P. 14, 17

brég

(n.)

an eye-lid,

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an eye-lid, Ps. Surt. 131, 4: Bd. 4, 32 ; S. 611, note 18

bríd

(n.)

a bridesponsa

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a bride; sponsa

bród

(n.)
Grammar
bród, e; f.

a growing together, congealing, waxing hard; concretio.a BROOD proles

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a growing together, congealing, waxing hard; concretio. Cot. 55. a BROOD proles, v. bródig ;

Linked entry: bródig

bród

(adv.)
Grammar
bród, adv.

Freely, of free cost gratis

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Freely, of free cost; gratis Bród gratis, Wrt. Voc. 284, 71

bryd

(n.)
Grammar
bryd, es; n.

A drawing, drawing outextractio

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A drawing, drawing out; extractio Mid wǽpnes bryde by the drawing of a weapon, L. Alf. pol. 38; Th. i. 86, 16

a-bræc

(v.)
Grammar
a-bræc, p. of a-brecan

broke

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broke; to break

writ-bred

(n.)
Grammar
writ-bred, es; n.

A writing-tablet

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A writing-tablet Writbred (printed -brec ; but see gyrdel-bred, i. 288, 75, and weax-bred) pugillarem (Lk. 1, 63), Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 36. Ðá álýfde se ðám cnihtum ðæt hí hyne ofslógen mid heora writbredum and hine ofsticodon mid hira writýrenum, Shrn.

hád-breca

(n.)
Grammar
hád-breca, an; m.

A violator of holy orderssacri ordinis violator

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A violator of holy orders; sacri ordinis violator Hád-brécan violators of holy orders, L. C. S. 6; Th. i. 380, 2 : Lupi Serin. i. 19; Hick. Thes. ii. 105, 3; Swt. A. S. Rdr. 110, 178

Linked entry: breca