brand-ísen
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
brim-lád
a way, path ⬩ The path of the sea, sea-way ⬩ maris via
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The path of the sea, sea-way; maris via Ic in brimláde bídan sceolde I must remain on the sea's path, Exon. 81b; Th. 307, 27; Seef. 30. Ðe brimláde teáh who came the sea-way, Beo. Th. 2107; B. 1051
brim-clif
a clif ⬩ rock ⬩ A sea-cliff ⬩ marinus scopulus
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A sea-cliff; marinus scopulus Ða líðende land gesáwon, brimclifu blícan, beorgas steápe the voyagers saw land, the sea-cliffs shine, steep mountains, Beo. Th. 449; B. 222
brim-wylf
a she-wolf ⬩ A sea-wolf ⬩ marina lupa
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A sea-wolf; marina lupa. An epithet applied to Grendel's mother Hine seó brimwylf abroten hæfde the sea-wolf had destroyed him, Beo. Th. 3202; B. 1599
Linked entry: wylf
ge-bróc
Affliction ⬩ sorrow ⬩ dŏlor
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Affliction, sorrow; dŏlor Ðéh eów lytles hwæt swelcra gebróca on becume though only a little of such sorrows comes upon you, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 62, 26
bróc-líc
Miserable ⬩ laborious
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Miserable, laborious, full of trouble Geþenc hú sceorte and hú broclíce synt þisses lífes dagas, Wlfst. 248, 1. Substitute:
brád-hláf
to roast ⬩ bread ⬩ A biscuit, parched ⬩ baked bread ⬩ paximatium = παξαμάδιoν ⬩ panis torrefactus
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A biscuit, parched or baked bread; paximatium = παξαμάδιoν, panis torrefactus Brádhláf paximatium, Wrt. Voc. 288, 66
Bret-walda
A ruler of the Saxons in Britain, the chief Saxon king in England ⬩ Saxonum in Britannia rex supremus.
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A ruler of the Saxons in Britain, the chief Saxon king in England; Saxonum in Britannia rex supremus. Turner and Lappenberg suppose that the Bretwalda was elected by the other Saxon kings and by the collected nobility and other electors in Britain, because
brim-fugel
a bird, fowl ⬩ A sea-fowl ⬩ sea-gull ⬩
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A sea-fowl, sea-gull; marina avis He gesihþ baðian brimfuglas he sees sea-fowls bathe, Exon. 77 a; Th. 289, 12; Wand. 47
brim-nesen
to be saved from ⬩ A safe sea-passage ⬩ per æquora iter salvum
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A safe sea-passage; per æquora iter salvum Gif hie brimnesen settan mósten if they should make a safe sea-passage, Elen. Kmbl. 2006; El. 1004
calwer-bríw
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A thick pottage made of curds; calviale, Wrt. Voc. 290, 37
Linked entry: cealer-bríw
bróh-þreá
terror ⬩ calamitas ⬩ Terrific calamity ⬩ calamitas terroris plena
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Terrific calamity; calamitas terroris plena Ðæt bróhþreá Cananéa wearþ cynne getenge the terrific calamity was grievous to the Canaanites' race, Cd. 86; Th. 108, 29; Gen. 1813
writ-bred
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.
ge-brot
A fragment ⬩ fragmentum
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A fragment; fragmentum Of ðám gebrote hig námon seofon wilian fulle de fragmentis tŭlērunt septem sportas plēnas, Mt. Bos. 16, 37. Man nam ða gebrotu ðe ðár belifon, twelf cýpan fulle sublātum est quod superfuit illis, fragmentōrum cophĭi duodĕcim, Lk
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Bryt-land
The land of Britain, Wales ⬩ Britannia, Cambria
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The land of Britain, Wales; Britannia, Cambria Ðá fór Harold mid scipum of Brycgstówe abútan Brytland then Harold went with his ships from Bristol about Wales, Chr. 1063; Ing. 251, 21. Into Brytlande in Walliam, Chr. 1063; Gib. 170, 41, note l
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brand-rád
a rod ⬩ A branding-rod; ⬩ andena,
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A branding-rod; andena, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 153, 4
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brim-wudu
Sea-wood, a ship ⬩ maris lignum, navis
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Sea-wood, a ship; maris lignum, navis Brimwudu scynde leóht to hýðe the light ship hastened to the port, Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 5; Gú. 1305. Meahte gesión brecan ofer bæþweg brimwudu he could see the ship sail over the sea, Elen. Kmbl. 488; El. 244
Brent-ford
- Sim. Dun
- Hunt.
the river Brent ⬩ a ford, Brenford, ⬩ Brendeford ⬩ BRENTFORD in Middlesex, situate where the river Brent flows into the Thames ⬩ oppidum in agro Middlesexiæ, in sinu quodam ubi se in Tamesin effundit Brent fluvius
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BRENTFORD in Middlesex, situate where the river Brent flows into the Thames; oppidum in agro Middlesexiæ, in sinu quodam ubi se in Tamesin effundit Brent fluvius Eádmund cyng férde ofer Temese æt Brentforda king Edmund went over the Thames at Brentford
Linked entry: Brægent-ford
Bróm-dún
broom ⬩ a hill ⬩ BRUMDON, Dorset ⬩ hodie opinor Brumdon in agro Dorsetensi
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BRUMDON, Dorset; hodie opinor Brumdon in agro Dorsetensi Ðæt gemót wæs on Brómdúne the meeting was at Brumdon, L. Eth. iii. 4; Th. i. 294, 14: Cod. Dipl. 1322; A.D. 1035; Kmbl. vi. 186, 13, 14
bróm-fæsten
broom ⬩ an inclosed place ⬩ A broom-field, a field, close or wood of broom ⬩ myricæ campus, myricetum, genesteium
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A broom-field, a field, close or wood of broom; myricæ campus, myricetum, genesteium, Cot. 97
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