Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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bryce

(n.)
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Add Hý him bryce heóldon (v. healdan; ) they did him service, Gú. 701. v. weorold-bryce

brycg

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Tó ðǽre stǽnenan brycge, C. D. iii. 449, 23. Add

breca

(n.)
Grammar
breca, an; m.

A breaker; violator.

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A breaker; violator

brég

(n.)

an eye-lid,

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

bred

(n.)

deceit,

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deceit, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 160, 6

bricg

(n.)
Grammar
bricg, e; f.

A bridge ⬩ pons

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A bridge; pons He hét ða ofermetan bricge mid stáne gewyrcan he ordered a very large bridge to be built with stone, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 48, II

Linked entries: Cwat-brycg brig Brycg

bríd

(n.)

a bride ⬩ sponsa

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a bride; sponsa

brig

(n.)

a bridge

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a bridge, Chr. 1125 ; Erl. 254, 19

brit

knits ⬩ plectit

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knits; plectit

brocen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
brocen, pp. of brecan.

broken

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broken, Beo. Th. 4132; B. 2063;

brocen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
brocen, pp. of brúcan, gebrúcan.

enjoyed, =

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enjoyed, = gebrocen, Exon. 38 b; Th. 127, 29; Gú. 393;

brong

(v.)
Grammar
brong, p. of bringan.

brought

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brought;

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

bryce

(n.)

a violation, infraction

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a violation, infraction, L. Alf. pol. 3; Th. i. 62, 9

Linked entry: bríce

bryd

(n.)
Grammar
bryd, es; n.

A drawing, drawing out ⬩ extractio

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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

brygc

(n.)

a bridge

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a bridge, Wrt. Voc. 80, 50

brýt

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

breaks

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breaks;

borh-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
borh-bryce, borg-bryce, es; m. [borh a pledge, bryce a breaking]

A pledge-breaking, violation of a bail ⬩ fidejussionis violatio

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A pledge-breaking, violation of a bail; fidejussionis violatio Be borh-bryce concerning a pledge-breaking, L. AIf. pol. 3; Th. i. 62, 7, note 10. Borh-bryce, L. In. 31; Th. i. 122, note 20. Borg-bryce, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 19

Linked entry: borges bryce

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-lash ⬩ cilium, supercilium, tauto ⬩ supercilium ⬩ the 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

bricg-bót

(n.)
Grammar
bricg-bót, e; f.

A repairing of a bridge ⬩ pontis instauratio

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A repairing of a bridge; pontis instauratio Bricg-bóta aginne let the repairings of bridges be begun, L. G. S. 10; Th. i. 380, 27

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