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ge-bréman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bréman, p. de; pp. ed [ge-, bréman to celebrate]

To celebratemake famoushonourcelebrārehonōrāre

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To celebrate, make famous, honour; celebrāre, honōrāre He wolde gebréman ða ludéiscan he would honour the Jews, Som. Lye

tæppel-bred

(n.)
Grammar
tæppel-bred, es; n.

A board covered with a carpet, a foot-stool

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A board covered with a carpet, a foot-stool Fótscamel ł tæppelbred his fóta scabellum pedum ejus, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 35. Tæppilbred, 22, 44

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weax-bred

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

a table, tablet for writing ona table, list

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a table, tablet for writing on Ðá wrát hé gebedenum wexbrede (wæx-, Lind.) postulans pugilarem scribsit, Lk. Skt. 1, 63. Sýn gesealde from ðæm abbode ealle neádbehéfe þing, ðæt is ... græf, ... weaxbreda dentur ab abbate omnia quae sunt necessaria, id

rihte-bred

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

An instrument for measuring, a square

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An instrument for measuring, a square Rihte-bred norma, linca, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 20 : 114, 83 : 54, 16

hind-brér

(n.)
Grammar
hind-brér, es; m.

A raspberry plant; rubus idæus,

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A raspberry plant; rubus idæus, Lchdm. iii. 22, 31

brego-weard

(n.)
Grammar
brego-weard, es; m. [brego
a ruler, prince;
weard
a guard, keeper
]

a ruler, prince;a guard, keeper A royal guard, prince, lordprinceps, dominus,

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A royal guard, prince, lord; princeps, dominus, Cd. 131; Th. 166, 13; Gen. 2747: 106; Th. 140, 26; Gen. 2333

nam-bred

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

A tablet on which names are writtena register

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A tablet on which names are written, a register Nombred albo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 35

gyrdel-bred

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

Pugillar

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PugillarLye

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ǽw-breca

(n.)
Grammar
ǽw-breca, -brica, ǽw-bryca, -an; m. [ǽw marriage, breca a breaker]

A breaker of the marriage vowan adultereradulter

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A breaker of the marriage vow, an adulterer; adulter Se ðe his ǽwe forlǽt, and nímþ óðer wíf, he biþ ǽwbryca [Wilk. ǽwbrica] he who leaves his wife, and taketh another woman, he is an adulterer, L. M. I. P. 16; Th. ii. 268, 30

brér-hlǽw

(n.)
Grammar
brér-hlǽw, es; m.
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A hlǽw (q. v.) with briers on it On brérhlǽw, C. D. iii. 82, 21

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brér-þyrne

(n.)
Grammar
brér-þyrne, an; f.
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A brier-bush On brérðyrnan, C. D. vi. 221, 13

Bret-land

(n.)
Grammar
Bret-land, es; n.

Britain

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Britain On Bretlande in Britain, Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 126, 2

brég-nes

(n.)
Grammar
brég-nes, -ness, e: f. [brégan
to give fear
]

to give fearFear, terror, dread;terror

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Fear, terror, dread; terror Brégnessa [MS. brégnes] ðíne hý gedréfdon me terrores tui conturbaverunt me, Ps. Spl. T. 87, 17

Bret-walda

(n.)
Grammar
Bret-walda, an; m.

A ruler of the Saxons in Britain, the chief Saxon king in EnglandSaxonum 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

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

brec-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
brec-mǽlum, adv. [brece
a bit, piece;
mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, u.]

a bit, piece By bits, piecemeal;minutatim,

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By bits, piecemeal; minutatim,Mone B. 1819

breahtm

(n.)

a noise

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a noise. Braechtme, brectme, bretme strepitu, Txts. 99, 1916. Ahleópon hildfrome heriges brehtme. An. 1204. Cómon earnas . . . feðerum hrémige . . . brehtmum blíðe, 869. Add

ge-brec

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brec, -bræc, es; n. [ge-, brec a breaking, crash]

A breakingcrashingclamournoisefractiofrăgorstrĕpĭtus

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A breaking, crashing, clamour, noise; fractio, frăgor, strĕpĭtus Se dæg biþ dæg gebreces the day will be a day of clamour, Past. 35, 5; Swt. 245, 5; Hat. MS. 46 a, 17. He gehýrde ðæt gebrec ðara storma audīto frăgōre procellārum, Bd. 5, 1; S. 614, 3.

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an-bróce

(n.)
Grammar
an-bróce, an; f.

Materialwoodtimbermateriestignum

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Material, wood, timber; materies, tignum Æðele anbróce noble material, Elen. Grm. 1029, note, p. 161

bán-brice

(n.)
Grammar
bán-brice, -bryce, es; m.

A BONE-BREAKINGfracture of a boneossis fractura

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A BONE-BREAKING or fracture of a bone; ossis fractura Wið bánbryce genim ðysse ylcan wyrte wyrttruman for fracture of a bone take roots of this same plant, Herb. 15, 3; Lchdm. i. 108, 9