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bront

(adj.)

high, deep, steep, difficult

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high, deep, steep, difficult, Beo. Th. 482; B. 238: 1140; B. 568: Elen. Kmbl. 475; El. 238

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

brýt

(v.)
Grammar
brýt, 3rd pers. pres. of breótan.

breaks

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breaks;

BRÚ

(n.)
Grammar
BRÚ, gen. dat. acc. brúwe; pl. nom. acc. brúa, brúwa; gen. brúwena, brúena, brúna; dat. brúwum; f.

A BROW, an eye-brow, eye-lashcilium, supercilium, tautosuperciliumthe forehead, brow

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A BROW, an eye-brow, eye-lash; cilium, supercilium, tauto Brúa cilia, Ælfc. Gl. 70; Som. 70, 62; Wrt. Voc. 42, 70. Brúwa cilium [ = cilia ], Wrt. Voc. 64, 35: 282, 49. Brúwa tautones, Wrt. Voc. 64, 28.

Linked entry: BRǼW

bríw-lác

(n.)
Grammar
bríw-lác, es; n.
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Dressing food Ðá sceandlican wíglunga on brýw-láce, Hml. S. 17, 103

brim-líðende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
brim-líðende, part. [brim, líðende; part. of líðan
to go, sail
]

to go, sailSea-faring per æquora navigans

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Sea-faring; per æquora navigans Se beót abeád brimlíðendra he declared the threats of the sea-faring [men], Byrht. Th. 132, 37; By. 27. Hie ymb brontne ford brimliðende ne letton they have not hindered sea-faring [men] about the deep ford, Beo. Th. 1141

mǽr-bróc

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-bróc, es; in.

A brook which forms a boundary

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A brook which forms a boundary, cf. mearc-bróc Tó mǽrbróce; of mǽrbróce, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 5: 438, 27: v. 284, 29 (where mér-bróc is the same as merc-bróc of l. 13)

Linked entries: bróc mǽr-ác

ge-broc

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Take here ge-bróc (l. -broc) in Dict., and add Gif hé þá áne un-treówþa ne gedyde, from ðǽm dæge hé mehte bútan gebroce eallra Cartaina onwald begietan, Ors. 4, 5 ; S. 170, 12

mylen-bróc

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-bróc, es; m.

A mill-brook

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A mill-brook On mylenbróc; ðonne andlang streámes, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 198, 30

wíþig-bróc

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-bróc, es; m.

A brook by which willows grow

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A brook by which willows grow In wíðibróc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 380, 2. On wíðigbróch, 202, 3

bróc-minte

(n.)
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Dele bróc-mint, e; f., and add:

sealt-bróc

(n.)
Grammar
sealt-bróc, es; m.
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A brook that runs from salt works (?) Ofsaltere*-*wellan eástriht on saltbróc; and swá ondlong saltbróces, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 206, 32

Linked entry: bróc

mearc-bróc

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-bróc, es; m.

A brook which serves as a boundary

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A brook which serves as a boundary Andlang Ecclesburnon tó ðam meatcbróce, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 193, 31. Ðis synd ða landgemǽra. Ǽrest ðǽr mercbróc scýt on Seolesburnan; of mearcbróce ... swá andlang burnan eft on mérbróce, 284, 12-30

aler-bróc

(n.)
Grammar
aler-bróc, es; m.
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A brook with alders on the banks In ælrbróc, and seoððan swá alrbróc ligeð, C. D. iii. 393, 17

bréc-hrægel

(n.)
Grammar
bréc-hrægel, -hrægl, es; n. [bréc
breeches
, pl. of bróc, f; hrægel
a garment
]

breechesa garmentlumbare, diplois =διπλοίςA sort of garment

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lumbare, diplois = διπλοίς A sort of garment; Him si abrogden, swá of bréchrægle [mid twýfealdum mentle, Spl.], hiora sylfra sceamu operiantur [aperiantur ?] sicut diploide confusione sua, Ps. Th. 108, 28

ge-broc

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add: a breach On gebroce in confractione, Ps. Vos. 105, 23. Cf. ge-bryce

weorold-broc

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-broc, es ; n.
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Worldly affliction, trouble of this life Ðæt sár ðære suingellan ðissa woruldbroca (world, Hatt. MSS.), Past. 36; Swt. 259, 2

Linked entry: broc

weorold-broc

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-broc, es; n.
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Use for secular purposes Ðes pápa gesette ðæt mæssepreóstas and diáconas ne sceoldon brúcan gehálgodra mæsse*-*hrægla tó nǽnegum woroldbroce, ne nó búton on cyrcean ánre, Shrn. 112, 20

brim-flód

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Brimflóde cataclismum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 5. Add

ge-brot

(n.)
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a fragment. See Lk. 9, 17 in Dict. broken material, a collection of fragments. See Mt. 15 (not 16), 37 in . Dict