Chapter 11

blōtmōnað m. _month of sacrifice_ (8 Oct.-8 Nov.), _November_.

blōtorc m. _sacrificial vessel_, GPH 397.

blōtspīung f. _spitting of blood_, WW 113^7.

blōtung f. _sacrifice_, AO 102^16.

±blōwan I. sv^7 _to ‘blow,’ flower, flourish, blossom_, _Lcd_. II. = blāwan

blōwendlic _blooming_, WW 240^28.

blunnen pp., blunnon pret. pl. of blinnan.

-blycgan v. ā-b.

blys, blyss = bliss

blysa m. _firebrand, torch_, Æ.

blyscan ‘_rutilare_,’ #HGl# 434^75 (v. OEG 1196 and ‘_blush_’).

blyse f. = blysa

blysere = blæsere

blysian _to burn, blaze_, #PPs# 17^8.

blysige = blyse

blyssian (Æ) = blissian

blȳðe = blīðe

blȳðelīce = blīðelīce

bō = bā, nafn. of bēgen.

bōc I. fn. ds. and nap. bēc _‘beech_’-_tree_, _WW_; Mdf: _beech-nut_, NC 274: ‘_book,’ writing, Bible_, _Bl, Jn, CP_; AO, Æ. Crīstes b. _gospel_: _deed, charter, conveyance_, _LL_. II. pret. 3 sg. of bacan.

bōcæceras mpl. _freehold lands_.

bōcblæc (e) n. _ink_, W 225^1.

bōcce = bēce

bōc-cest, -cist(e) f. _book-chest_.

bōccræft m. _learning_, _Bo_. [‘_bookcraft_’]

bōccræftig _book-learned_.

bōcere m. _scholar, scribe, writer_, Æ.

bōcfell n. _parchment, vellum_, _LL_. [‘_bookfell_’]

bōcfōdder n. _bookcase_, WW 194^13.

bōcgesamnung f. _library_, WW 203^16.

bōcgestrēon n. _library_, BH.

bōchord n. _library_, _WW_. [‘_bookhoard_’]

bōchūs n. _library_, WW 185^35.

±bōcian _to grant by charter_: _supply with books_.

bōclæden n. _literary Latin, learned language_.

bōcland n. _land held by written title_, _LL_; Æ, AO. v. LL 2·323. [‘_bookland_’]

bōclār f. _book-lore, learning_.

bōcleden = bōclæden

bōclic _of or belonging to a book_, Æ: _biblical, scriptural_. b. stæf ‘_ars liberalis_,’ #HGl# 503.

bōcon pret. pl. of bacan.

bōcrǣdere m. _reader of books_, WW 439^25.

bōcrǣding f. _reading of books_, WW.

bōcrēad _red colour used in illuminating manuscripts, vermilion_, WW.

bōcrēde f. _reading of books_, A 10·143^101.

bōcriht n. _right given by will or charter_, LL 444 (1).

bōcscyld m. _beech-wood shield_, TC 561^5.

bōcstæf m. nap. -stafas _letter, character_, _El_. [‘_bocstaff_’; _Ger._ buchstabe]

bōcstigel f. _beech-wood stile_, KC 5·70^25.

bōc-tǣcung, -talu f. _teaching or narrative, written in books_, LL.

bōctrēow n. _beech-tree_, Æ.

bōcweorc n. _study of books_, LL (314^18).

bōcwudu m. _beech-wood_, #Rd# 41^106.

±bod (+ exc. N) n. _command, message, precept_, _Bo, Hy_; Æ: _preaching_. [‘_bode_,’ ‘_i-bod_’; _Ger._ gebot]

boda m. _messenger, herald, apostle, angel_, Æ, CP: _prophet_. [‘_bode_’; _Ger._ bote]

bodan = botm

bode pret. of bōgan.

bodeg = bodig

boden pp. of bēodan.

bodere m. _teacher_, NG.

±bodian _to tell, proclaim, announce_, †_Hy_; AO, CP: _preach_, _Mt_; Æ, CP: _foretell_, _El_: _boast_. [‘_bode_’]

bodiend m. _proclaimer, teacher, preacher_.

bodig n. _‘body,’ trunk, frame, bodily presence_, _Æ, BH_, _etc._, CP: _main part_, #Lcd#.

bodigendlic _to be celebrated_, ÆL 7·232.

bodlāc n. _decree, ordinance_, #Chr# 1129.

±bodscipe † m. _command_: _message_.

bodung f. _message, recital, preaching_, Æ: _interpretation_: _assertiveness_, RB 136^22.

bodungdæg m. _Annunciation Day_, ÆH 1·200^26.

bōg m. _arm, shoulder_, _Æ_; CP: _‘bough,’ twig, branch_, _Mt_; CP: _offspring_. [būgan]

boga m. _‘bow,’ (weapon)_, _Gn_; Æ: _arch, arched place, vault_, _B_: _rainbow_, _Æ_: _folded parchment_. [cp. _Ger._ bogen]

bōga = bōg

bōgan _to boast_, RB.

boganet = bogenett

bogefōdder m. _quiver_, WW 143^19.

bogen I. _name of a plant_, #Lcd#. II. pp. of būgan.

bogenett n. _wicker basket with a narrow neck for catching fish_, WW.

bogetung f. _curve_, WW 355^15.

bōgh = bōg

bōgian I. ±(intr.) _to dwell_, _Æ_: (tr.) _to inhabit_. II. = bōgan

bogiht _full of bends_, MtL 7^14.

bōgincel n. _small bough_, OEG.

bōgung (bōung) f. _boastfulness, arrogance, display_, Æ.

bōh = bōg

bōhscyld m. _shoulder shield_, EC 226´.

bohte pret. 3 sg. of bycgan.

bōhtimber n. _building timber_, AS 1^3. [bōgian, ES 42·172]

bōlan = bōgan

bol? m. _bole, trunk_, #Lcd# 143a.

bolca m. _gangway of a ship_.

bold (= botl) n. _house, dwelling-place, mansion, hall, castle_, _B_: _temple_. [‘_bold_’]

boldāgend † m. _homestead-owner_.

boldgestrēon (botl) † _household goods_.

boldgetæl _collection of houses_: _(political) district, county, province_, GD.

boldgetimbru † npl. _houses_.

boldweard (botl-) m. _housekeeper, steward_, Æ.

boldwela † m. _wealth_: _splendid dwelling, paradise, heaven_: _village_, #Gen# 1799. (botl-)

bolgen pp. of belgan.

bolgenmōd † _enraged_.

bolla m., bolle f. _‘bowl,’ cup, pot, beaker, measure_, _ÆL, Jn, Lcd_.

bolster mn. _‘bolster,’ head-pillow, cushion_, _B_; CP.

+bolstrian _to support with pillows, prop up_, A 8·308.

bolt m. ‘_bolt_’: _cross-bow for throwing bolts or arrows_, _WW_.

bolttimber n. _building timber_, AS 1^3. [botl; v. ES 42^172]

bōn I. f. _ornament_, #Chr# 1063#d#. II. = bōgan

bon- = ban-

bond- = band-

bōnda m. _householder_, _LL_: _freeman, plebeian_; _husband_. [‘_bond_’]

bōndeland n. _land held by a_ bōnda, #Chr# 777#e#. [_ON._ bōndi]

bōne = bēn

+bōnian _to polish, burnish_, TC. [_Ger._ bohnen]

bonn == bann

bor _borer, gimlet_, #Gl#: _lancet, scalpel, graving tool_, #Gl#. [borian]

bora m. _ruler_, #Sat# 500. [? rǣdbora]

borcen pret. 3 sg. of beorcan.

borcian _to bark_.

bord n. _‘board,’ plank_, _Æ, Gen_: _table_, _Ps_: _side of a ship_, _Gen_: _ship_, _El, Gn_: _shield_, #El#.

borda m. _embroidery, ornament_, #Gl#.

bordclāð m. _table-cloth_, OEG 56^22.

bordgelāc n. _weapon, dart_, #Cr# 769.

bordhæbbende _shield-bearing_, B 2895.

bordhaga m. _cover of shields_, #El# 652.

bordhrēoða (ē) † m. _shield-ornament_: _phalanx_.

bordrand m. _shield_, B 2559.

bordrima m. _rim, edge_.

bordriðig _a stream running in a channel made of planks_? (BT), EC 450^11.

bordstæð n. _sea-shore_, #An# 442.

bordðaca m. _shield-covering, testudo_, #Gl#: _board for roofing_, WW.

bordweall m. _wall of shields, phalanx_: _buckler, shield_: _side of ship_, #Rd# 34^6.

bordwudu m. _shield_, B 1243.

boren pp. of beran.

borettan _to brandish_, #Gl#.

borg m. _pledge, security, bail, debt, obligation_, _LL_ (v. 2·331; 641); CP: _bondsman_: _debtor_. [‘_borrow_’ sb.]

borgbryce m. _breach of surety_, LL.

borgen pp. of beorgan.

borggelda m. _borrower_: _lender_.

borgian _to ‘borrow,’_ _Mt, Ps_: _lend_: _be surety for_, OEG 3812.

borgiend m. _lender, usurer_.

borg-sorg (burg-) f. _trouble on account of lending or security_, #Rim# 63.

borgwedd n. _pledge_, WW 279^16.

borh == borg

borhfæst _fast bound_, HL 18^254.

±borhfæstan _to bind by pledge or surety_.

borhhand fm. _security, surety (person)_, Æ.

borhlēas _without a pledge, without security_, LL 230[5].

borian _to bore, perforate_.

borlīce _very, extremely, fitly, excellently_, A 8·302, 307, 329.

born = barn, pret. 3 sg. of biernan.

+borsnung = +brosnung

borsten pp. of berstan.

borðor = beorðor

bōsig m? n? _stall, crib_, _LkLR_. [‘_boosy_’]

bōsm (CP), bōsum m. _‘bosom,’ breast, womb_, _Æ_: _surface_, _An_: _ship’s hold_, _Gen_.

bōsmig _sinuous_, OEG 8^2.

bōt f. _help, relief, advantage, remedy_, _An, Da, Lcd_; AO: _compensation for an injury or wrong_, _LL_ (v. 2·336): _(peace) offering, recompense, amends, atonement, reformation, penance, repentance_, _Bl_; CP. tō bōte _to ‘boot,’ besides, moreover_. [_Ger._ busse]

bōtan = bētan

bōtettan _to improve, repair_.

botian _to get better_.

±botl (CP, Æ) == bold

bōtlēas _unpardonable, not to be atoned for by_ bōt.

botm m. _‘bottom,’ ground, foundation_, _B, WW_: _abyss_, _Gen_.

bōtwyrðe _pardonable, that can be atoned for by_ bōt. [cp. bōtlēas]

bōð = bōgeð pres. 3 sg. of bōgan.

boðen mn? _rosemary_: _darnel_, Æ: _thyme_, GPH 390.

bōung = bōgung

box mn. _box-tree_, _WW_: _‘box,’ case_, _Mt_. [_L._ buxus]

boxtrēow n. _box-tree_, #ÆGr# 20^19.

braccas mp. _breeches_, #Lcd# 3·198^28. [_L._]

bracce (Mdf) = bræc I.

brachwīl f. _moment_, A 8·318.

-bracian v. ā-b.

brād I. comp. brādra, brǣdra _‘broad,’ flat, open, extended, spacious, wide_, _Gen, Chr_; Æ, AO, CP: _ample, copious_, _B_; #El#. II. n. _breadth_, #Rim# 13?

brādæx f. _broad axe_, #Gl#.

brādbrim † n. _wide sea_.

brāde _far and wide, broadly, widely_.

brādelēac n. _leek_, #Gl#.

brādhand f. _palm of the hand_, WW 264^34.

brādian _to extend, reach_, AO 234^10.

brādlāstæx f. _broad axe_, #Gl#.

brādlinga _flatly, with the hand open_.

brādnes sf. _breadth, greatness, extent, surface_, Æ: _liberality_.

brādpanne = brǣdepanne

bræc I. _a strip of unfilled land_? (BT), KC. II. = pret. 3 sg. of brecan.

brǣc I. (±) n. _catarrh, cough_. II. f. _breaking, destruction_, ÆL 5^292. III. = brēc nap. of brōc I.

bræcce _breeches_, OET. [_L._]

brǣccoðu f. _falling sickness, epilepsy_, WW 112^27.

+brǣceo = brǣc I.

brǣcdrenc (ē) _cough medicine_, WW 351^88.

bræclian _to cackle, make a noise_, GD 236^12.

brǣcon pret. pl. of brecan.

±brǣcsēoc _epileptic, lunatic_.

brǣd I. f. _breadth, width_, AO. [brād] II. f. _flesh_, #Ph# 240. [_OHG._ brāt] III. m. _trick, fraud, deceit, craft_. [= *brægd; ‘_braid_’] IV. pret. 3 sg. of brēdan, bregdan. V. pres. 3 sg. and pp. of brǣdan.

brǣd- = brægd- (bregd-)

±brǣdan (e) I. _to make broad, extend, spread, stretch out_, _BH_; AO: _be extended, rise, grow_. [‘_brede_’; brād] II. _to roast, toast, bake, broil, cook_, _WW_. [‘_brede_’; _Ger._ braten]

brǣde m. _roast meat_, _WW_. [‘_brede_’; _Ger._ braten]

-brǣdels v. ofer-b.

brǣdepanne f. _frying-pan_ (v. WW 363#n#3).

brǣding I. f. _extension_, #Bo# 46^6: _bedding, bed_, DR. II. f. _roast meat_, OEG 3760.

brǣdingpanne = brǣdepanne

brǣdīsen n. ‘_scalpellum_,’ #Gl#, WW.

brǣdra v. brād.

brǣdu, brǣdo f. _breadth, width, extent_, _Ps_. [‘_brede_’]

+brægd = brǣd III.

brægdan = bregdan

brægdboga m. _deceitful bow_, #Cr# 765.

brægden (e) I. (±) _deceitful, crafty_, AO. adv. -līce. [bregdan] II. _fraud_.

brægdnes (ǣd-) f. _fraud, cunning_.

brægdwīs _crafty_, #Gu# 58. [bregd]

brægen (a, c) n. ‘_brain_,’ _Lcd, Ps_; Æ, CP.

brægenpanne f. _brain-pan, skull_, OEG 2815.

brægensēoc _brain-sick, mad_, OEG.

brægn = brægen

brægnloca (brægn-) m. _brain-house, head_, #Rd# 72^21.

brægpanne = brægenpanne

bræhtm (A) = breahtm

bræmbel, brǣmel == brēmel

brǣme (NG) = brēme

brǣr (ē) = brēr

bræs n. _‘brass,’ bronze_, _Æ_.

bræsen _‘brazen,’ of brass_, _LPs_; Æ.

bræsian _to do work in brass, make of brass_, #ÆGr# 215^17.

bræsne = bresne

brǣð m. _odour, scent, stink, exhalation, vapour_, _AO_. [‘_breath_’]

brǣw (ēa) m. _eye-brow, eye-lid_, _BH, Lcd, Ps, WW_; CP. [‘_bree_’]

bragen = brægen

brahtan = brohton pret. pl. of bringan.

brand (ō) m. _fire, flame_, _B_; Æ: _‘brand,’ torch_, _JnL, Da_; Æ: _sword_, _B_.

brandhāt † _burning hot, ardent_.

brandhord (o^1) n? _treasure exciting ardent desires_ (BT); _care, anxiety_ (GK), #Rim# 46.

brand-īren, -īsen n. _fire-dog, trivet, grate_, _WW_. [‘_brandise_’]

brandōm (o^1) m. ‘_rubigo_,’ WW 44^14.

brandrād (o^2, e^2) f. _fire-dog, trivet_, #Gl#.

brandrida m. _fire-grate_, WW 266^26.

brandstæfn (o^1) _high-prowed_? #An# 504. [= brant- ?]

brang pret. 3 sg. of bringan.

brant † (o) _deep, steep, high_, _An, El_. [‘_brant_’]

branwyrt f. _whortleberry plant_, WW 133^23.

brasian = bræsian

+brastl (-sl) n. _crackling (of flames)_, DD, W.

brastlian (-sl) _to roar, rustle, crackle_, _Æ_. [‘_brastle_’; _Ger._ prasseln]

brastlung f. _crackling, rustling, crashing_, _Æ_.

bratt m. _cloak_, _MtL_ 5^40. [‘_bratt_’]

brēac pret. 3 sg. of brūcan.

brēad n. _bit, crumb, morsel_: ‘_bread_,’ _JnL_.

+breadian = +bredian

brēag = brǣw

breahtm I. (bearhtm; æ, e, eo, y) m. _cry, noise, revelry_. II. = bearhtm

breahtmian (earht) _to creak, resound_.

breahtmung f. ‘_convolatus_,’ WW 376^3.

breahtumhwæt = bearhtmhwæt

breard = brerd

brēat- = brēot-

brēað _brittle_, #Lcd# 1·260^7.

brēaw = brǣw

brēawern n. _brew-house_, WW 145^29.

brēc fp. _breeches_, _Lcd, RB_. [‘_breech_’; v. ES 38·345]

+brec n. _noise, sound_, CP.

±brēc = ±brǣc I.

±brecan I. sv^4 _to ‘break,’ shatter, burst, tear_, _B, Bl, Ps_: _curtail, injure, violate, destroy, oppress_, _B, Da, KC_; AO, CP: _break into, rush into, storm, capture (city)_, _Ma_; CP: _press, force_: _break or crash through, burst forth, spring out_, _An, Ph_: _subdue, tame_, CP. II. _to roar_? #Cr# 951. [_ON._ braka]

brēchrægl n. _breeches_, #PPs# 108^28.

brecmǣlum = brytmǣlum

±brecnes f. _breach_, #EPs#.

-brecð v. ǣ-, eodor-b.

brecða m. _broken condition_. mōdes b. _sorrow of heart_, B 171.

brecung f. ‘_breaking_,’ _LkR_.

bred n. _surface_: _board, plank_, CP: _tablet_, _Æ_. [‘_bred_’]

brēd = (1) brȳd, (2) brād, (3) brǣd III.

brēdan I. _to produce, or cherish, a brood_, _Æ_. [‘_breed_’] II. (±) = bregdan. III. (±) = brǣdan I. and II.

breden (i, y) _of boards, wooden_, Æ.

brēdende _deceitful, cunning_, AO. [bregdan]

brēdettan = brogdettan

+bredian † (ea) _to regenerate, restore_.

brēdi(ng)panne = brǣdepanne

brēdīsern = brǣdīsen

bredweall m. _wall of boards, palisade_, ES 20·148.

bredwian (eo) _to strike down, trample_.

+brēfan _to write down_, A 8·308^11. [cp. _Ger._ brief]

brēg (#VPs#) = brǣw

brega (Æ) = brego

brēgan _to alarm, frighten, terrify_, _Lk_; Æ, CP. [‘_bree_’; brōga]

bregd = brǣd III.

+bregd I. n. _movement, change_, #Ph# 57. II. = brǣd III.

bregdan^3 (brēd-) _to move quickly, pull, shake, swing, throw (wrestling)_, _draw (sword)_, _drag_, _B, Ma_: _bend, weave_, _‘braid,’ knit, join together_, _ÆGr_: _change colour, vary, be transformed_, _Ex, Sol, Gu_: _bind, knot_: (intr.) _move, be pulled_: _flash_, Æ. up b. _bring up (a charge)_: (+) _scheme, feign, pretend_: (+) _draw breath, breathe_.

bregden = brægden

+bregdnes f. _trouble, affliction_, MF 162.

+bregdstafas mp. _learned arts_, #Sol# 2.

bregen = brægen

brēgendlic _terrible_, #RPs# 46^3.

brēgh = brǣw

brēgnes f. _fear, terror_.

brego † (eo) m. _ruler, chief, king, Lord_. b. engla, mancynnes _God_.

bregorīce n. _kingdom_, #Gen# 1633.

bregorōf _majestic, mighty_, B 1925.

bregostōl † m. _ruler’s seat, throne_: _rule, dominion_.

bregoweard † m. _ruler, prince, lord_.

bregu = brego

breht- = breaht-, beorht-, bierht-

brehtniende = bearhtmiende [[redirected to “breahtmian”]]

brēman I. (±) _to honour, extol_. [brēme] II. (oe) _to rage_, NG.

brembel (Æ), brember == brēmel

brēme (oe, ȳ) I. adj. _famous, glorious, noble_, _PPs_; AO. [‘_breme_’] II. adv.

brēmel (ǣ) m. _brier_, _‘bramble,’ blackberry bush_, _Æ, Lcd_; Mdf. [brōm]

brēmelæppel m. _blackberry_, #Lcd#.

brēmelberie f. _blackberry_, #Lcd#.

brēmelbrǣr † m. _bramble-brier_.

brēmellēaf n. _bramble-leaf_, #Lcd#.

brēmelrind f. _bramble-bark_, #Lcd#.

brēmelðyrne f. _bramble-bush_, Æ.

brēmen = brēme I.

brēmendlic _noted_, OEG.

brēmer == brēmel

brēmlas nap. of brēmel.

bremman _to rage, roar_. [_Ger._ brummen]

bremung f. _roaring_, WW 242^39.

brencð pres. 3 sg. of brengan.

brene = bryne

brēneð pres. 3 sg. of *brēnan _to make or dye brown_? (GK; BT reads breneð = berneð pres. 3 sg. of bernan) #Run# 15.

±brengan (AO, CP) = bringan

brengnes f. _oblation_: (+) _food, support_, MkL 12^44. [*bringnes]

brenting m. _ship_, B 2807. [brant]

breo- = bre-

brēo- = brē-

brēod (NG) = brēad

breodian _to cry out_, #Mod# 28.

breoht- = bearht-, beorht-

brēosa (īo) m. _gadfly_, _WW_. [‘_breeze_’]

brēost nmf. (usu. in pl.) _‘breast,’ bosom_, _B, Lk, Lcd_; AO, CP: _stomach, womb_: _mind, thought, disposition_, _Gen_; CP: ‘_ubertas_,’ #CPs# 35^9.

brēostbān n. ‘_breast-bone_,’ _WW_ 158.

brēostbeorg = brēostgebeorh

brēostbyden (e^2) f. _breast_, #Gl#.

brēostcearu † f. _heart-care, anxiety_.

brēostcofa † m. _heart, affections_.

brēostgebeorh m. _bulwark_, WW 466^14.

brēostgehygd †, -hȳd † fn. _thought_.

brēostgeðanc † m. _mind, thought_.

brēostgewǣdu † np. _corslet_.

brēostgyrd f. _sceptre_? OEG 3303; 2^188.

brēosthord † n. _thought, mind_.

brēostlīn n. _stomacher_, WW 407^8.

brēostloca † m. _mind, soul_.

brēostnet † n. _coat of mail_.

brēostnyrwet n. _tightness of chest_, #Lcd# 189b.

brēostrocc m. _chest-clothing_, WW 151^39.

brēostsefa † m. _mind, heart_.

brēosttoga m. _chieftain_, #Sol# 184.

brēostðing n. _region of the heart_, #Lcd# 3·146^18.

brēostwærc m. _pain in the chest_, #Lcd#.

brēostweall m. _breastwork, rampart_, WW 490^13.

brēostweorðung † f. _breast-ornament_.

brēostwylm (e^2) m. _breast-fountain, teat_: _emotion, sorrow_.

Breot- = Bryt-

brēotan^2 † _to break in pieces, hew down, demolish, destroy, kill_.

Breotas = Brittas [[redirected to “Brytas” (Bryt)]]

Breoten, Breoton = Briten [[redirected to “Bryten”]]

brēoton = (1) bryten; (2) pret. pl. of brēatan. [[redirected to “brēotan”]]

brēoðan^2 _to decay, waste away_, #Lcd# 63a.

±brēowan^2 _to ‘brew,’_ _AO_.

brēowlāc n. _brewing_, ÆL 17^103.

brēr (ǣ) f. _‘brier,’ bramble_, _Lcd, WW_.

brerd (ea, eo) m. _brim, margin, border, surface_, _Jn, WW_: _shore, bank_, Æ. [‘_brerd_’]

brerdful _brim-full_, _ÆL_ 6^282. [‘_brerdful_’]

brērhlǣw m. _brier-hillock_, EC 450^9.

brērðyrne f. _brier-bush_, KC 6·221^13.

brēsan = brȳsan

bresen = bræsen

bresne (æ) † _mighty, strong_.

brēt pres. 3 sg. of brēdan, bregdan.

bret- = brit-, bryt-

brēð = brǣð

brēðer ds. of brōðor.

brēw (#KGl#) = brǣw

bric- = bryc-

brīc- = brȳc-

briceð pres. 3 sg. of brecan.

bricst pres. 2 sg. of brecan.

brid = bridd

brīd = brȳd

bridd m. _young ‘bird,’ chicken_, _Lk_; Æ, CP, Mdf.

brīdel, brīdels (ȳ) m. _‘bridle,’ rein, curb, restraint_, _Run_; Æ, CP.

brīdelshring m. _bridle-ring_, #El# 1194.

brīdelðwangas mp. _reins_.

briden = breden

brīd-gift = brȳdgift

brīdgifu = brȳdgifu

±brīdlian _to ‘bridle,’ curb_, _Bo_; CP.

briengan = bringan

brig = brycg

brīg = brīw

brigd n. _change or play of colours_, #Pa# 26. [bregdan]

brigdils (#Gl#) = brīdels [[under “brīdel”]]

brihtan = bierhtan

brihtlīce = beorhtlīce

brim † nm. _surf, flood, wave, sea, ocean, water_, _B_: _sea-edge, shore_. [‘_brim_’]

brimceald † _ocean-cold_.

brimclif n. _cliff by the sea_, B 222.

brimfaroð n. _sea-shore_ (BT) #Da# 322 (or ? 2 words).

brimflōd m. _flood, sea_.

brimfugol m. _sea-bird, gull_, #Wa# 47.

brimgiest m. _sailor_, #Rd# 4^25.

brimhengest † m. _(sea-horse), ship_.

brimhlæst † f. _sea-produce, (fish)_.

brimlād † f. _flood-way, sea-way_.

brimlīðend m. _sailor_: _pirate_.

brimmann † m. _sailor_: _pirate_.

brimrād † f. _(sea-road), sea_.

brimsa? _gadfly_? (v. NC 354).

brimstæð n. _sea-shore_, #An# 496.

brimstrēam † m. _current, sea_: _rapid, river_.

brimðyssa † m. _ship_.

brimwīsa m. _sea-king, captain_, B 2930.

brimwudu † m. _(sea-wood), ship_.

brimwylf f. _(she-)wolf of the sea or lake_, B 1507.

brimwylm m. _ocean surge, sea-wave_, B 1494.

bring m. _offering_, #CPs# 50^20.

±bringan^3 (e, y) (and wv) _to ‘bring,’ lead, bring forth, carry, adduce, produce, present, offer_, _B, Bo, JnL_; AO, CP.

-bringelle v. on-b.

brīosa = brēosa

brīst, brītst, pres. 2 sg., brīt pres. 3 sg. of bregdan.

Brit- = Bryt-

brit- = bryt-

brīw m. _pottage, porridge_, _ÆGr, Lcd_. [‘_bree_’; _Ger._ brei]

±brīwan _to prepare food, cook_.

brīwðicce _as thick as pottage_, #Lcd# 190a.

broc I. n. _affliction, misery, care, toil, adversity_, _Bl, Bo_; Æ, AO, CP: _disease, sickness_, Æ: _fragment_. [‘_broke_’; brecan] II. n. _use, benefit_. III. _a kind of locust_? _WW_. [‘_brock_’] IV. = brocc

brōc I. f. (? only in pl. brēc, _q.v._). II. m. _‘brook,’ torrent_, _Bo, WW_; Mdf.

brocc m. _badger_, _Lcd_. [‘_brock_’]

broccen _of badger’s skin_, WW 152^1.

brocchol n. _badger’s hole_, EC 239^12.

broccian _to tremble_, GD 156.

brōce = brȳce

brocen pp. of (1) brecan, (2) brūcan.

±brocian _to crush, hurt, afflict, molest_, Æ, AO, CP: _blame_. [broc]

broclic _full of hardship_, W 248^1.

brōcminte f. _brookmint, horsemint_.

brōcsēoc = brǣcsēoc

brocung f. _affliction, sickness_, ÆH 1·472^7.

brod _shoot, sprout_, LHy 6^3.

brōd f. ‘_brood_,’ _Æ_: _foetus_: _breeding, hatching_.

broddetan = brogdettan

broddian = brōdian

brōden pp. of brēdan.

brōdenmǣl † n. _damascened sword_.

brōder = brōðor

brōdet- = brogdet-

brōdian _to glitter, shine_, OEG.

brōdig adj. _broody_, A 8·309.

brōga m. _terror, dread, danger_, CP: _prodigy_.

brogden pp. of bregdan. [‘_browden_’]

brogdenmǣl = brōdenmǣl

brogdettan _to shake, brandish_: _tremble, quake_.

brogdettung f. _trembling, shaking_: _figment, pretence_.

±brogn _bough, bush, branch_, NG (v. ES 38·340 and JAW).

broht ‘_viscellum_,’ WW 54^1.

brōht pp., brōhton pret. pl. of bringan.

brōhðrēa m. _dire calamity_, #Gen# 1813. [brōga]

brōm m. _‘broom,’ brushwood_, _Lcd_; Mdf.

brōmfæsten n. _enclosure of broom_, WW 414^7.

brōmig _broomy_, #Bl# 207^27?

bron- = bran-

brond == brand, brant

brord m. _prick, point_: _blade (e.g., of grass or corn)_.

±brosnian _to crumble, decay, fall to pieces, rot, wither, be corrupted_, AO, CP.

brosniendlic (Æ), +brosnodlic (#Bl#, W) _corruptible, perishable, transitory_.

±brosnung f. _decay, corruption, ruin_, Æ.

+brot n. _fragment_, G. [breotan] [[headword spelled “brēotan”]]

Broten = Bryten

broten pp. of brēotan.

brotettan _to burst forth, shoot, sprout_? (Napier) = brogdettan? (BT), v. OEG 1218n.

broð n. ‘_broth_,’ _Lcd_. [brēowan]

brōðar, brōðer == brōðor

broðhund (WW 329^38; 548^19) = roðhund?

brōðor m. ds. brēðer ‘_brother_,’ _Chr, Mt, Lk_. nap. (±) brōðor, brōðru, _Gen, Jn_: _fellow-man_, _Ps_: _co-religionist_, _Mt_: _monk_.

brōðorbana m. _fratricide (person)_, #Gen# 1526.

brōðorcwealm m. _fratricide (act)_, #Gen# 1030.

brōðordohter f. _niece_, WW 173^30.

brōðorgyld n. _vengeance for brothers_? #Ex# 199.

brōðorlēas _brotherless_, #Rd# 85^16.

brōðorlic ‘_brotherly_,’ _ÆGr_.

brōðorlīcnes f. _brotherliness_, BH.

brōðorlufu (-er) _love_, DR.

brōðorrǣden f. _fellowship, brotherhood_, Æ: _membership of a brotherhood_.

brōðorscipe m. _brotherliness, love_, _MtL_: (+) _brotherhood, fraternity_, AO. [‘_brothership_’]

brōðorsibb f. _kinship of brothers_: _brotherly love_.

brōðorslaga m. _brother-slayer_.

brōðorslege m. _fratricide (act)_, CP.

brōðorsunu m. _brother’s son, nephew_.

brōðorsybb = brōðorsibb

broðor-ðīnen, -ðīnenu f. _midwife_, Æ. [beorðor]

brōðorwīf n. _brother’s wife, sister-in-law_.

brōðorwyrt (e^2) f. _‘pulegium,’ penny-royal_, WW 300^24.

+brōð-ru, -ra mp. _brothers, brethren_, _Mt_. [‘_i-brotheren_’]

brōður = brōðor

+browen pp. of brēowan.

brū f. nap. brū(w)a, gp. brūna _‘brow,’ eye-brow, eye-lid, eye-lash_, _Rd, WW_.

±brūcan^2 _to ‘brook,’ use, enjoy, possess, partake of, spend_, _B_. brocen cyrtel _a coat which has been worn_, Æ: _eat_, _JnL_; Æ: _execute an office_: _cohabit with_. [_Ger._ brauchen]

brūcendlīce _serviceably_, OEG 53^1.

brūcung f. _function, occupation_, BC 1·154^13.

brūdon, brugdon pret. pl. of brēdan, bregdan.

brūn _‘brown,’ dark, dusky_, _Bo, Ex_: _having metallic lustre, shining_ (v. NED).

brūna gp. of brū.

brūn-basu, -be(o)su _brownish-purple_, OEG.

brūnecg † _with gleaming blade_.

brūneða m. _itch, erysipelas_, #Lcd# 18a.

brūnewyrt = brūnwyrt

brūnfāg _burnished_? _brown-hued_? B 2615.

brungen pp., brungon pret. pl. of bringan.

brūnian _to become brown_, #Lcd# 106b.

brunna = burna [[under “burn”]]

brūnwann _dusky_, #An# 1308.

brūnwyrt f. _‘brownwort,’ water-betony, wood-betony_, _Lcd_.

bruðon pret. pl. of brēoðan.

brūwa nap. of brū.

±bryce (i) I. m. _‘breach’ (‘bruche’), fracture, breaking_, _Æ_ (i), _Gu, LL_: _fragment_, OEG. [brecan] II. _fragile, brittle, worthless, fleeting_. [‘_bryche_’] III. m. _use, enjoyment, service, exercise, advantage, gain, profit, fruit_, Æ (i), CP. [_Ger._ brauch]

brȳce _useful, profitable_. [brūcan]

-brycel v. hūs-b.

bryceð pres. 3 sg. of brecan.

brycg f. ‘_bridge_,’ _Æ_; AO, Mdf.

brycgbōt (i) f. _repairing of bridges_, LL.

brycggeweorc (i^1) n. _work of building or repairing bridges_.

brycgian _to ‘bridge,’ make a causeway, pave_, _An_.

brycgweard (i^1) m. _keeper or defender of a bridge_, #Ma# 85.

brycgwyrcende ‘_pontifex_’! DR 194^16.

±brȳc-ian, -sian _to use, enjoy_, DR: _profit, benefit_.