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 5622.
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 45011.
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 346.
bordwudu m. shield, B 1243.
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.
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 27916.
borhfæst fast bound, HL 18254.
±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
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 82.
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.
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 2019.
braccas mp. breeches, Lcd 3·19828. [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 26434.
brādian to extend, reach, AO 23410.
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.
brǣc I. (±) n. catarrh, cough.
II. f. breaking, destruction, ÆL 5292.
bræcce breeches, OET. [L.]
brǣccoðu f. falling sickness, epilepsy, WW 11227.
+brǣceo = brǣc I.
brǣcdrenc (ē) cough medicine, WW 35188.
bræclian to cackle, make a noise, GD 23612.
±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 363n3).
brǣding I. f. extension, Bo 466: 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 7221.
brægpanne = brægenpanne
bræhtm (A) = breahtm
brǣme (NG) = brēme
bræs n. ‘brass,’ bronze, Æ.
bræsen ‘brazen,’ of brass, LPs; Æ.
bræsian to do work in brass, make of brass, ÆGr 21517.
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 (o1) n? treasure exciting ardent desires (BT); care, anxiety (GK), Rim 46.
brand-īren, -īsen n. fire-dog, trivet, grate, WW. [‘brandise’]
brandōm (o1) m. ‘rubigo,’ WW 4414.
brandrād (o2, e2) f. fire-dog, trivet, Gl.
brandrida m. fire-grate, WW 26626.
brandstæfn (o1) high-prowed? An 504. [= brant- ?]
brant † (o) deep, steep, high, An, El. [‘brant’]
branwyrt f. whortleberry plant, WW 13323.
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 540. [‘bratt’]
brēad n. bit, crumb, morsel: ‘bread,’ JnL.
+breadian = +bredian
brēag = brǣw
breahtm I. (bearhtm; æ, e, eo, y) m. cry, noise, revelry.
breahtmian (earht) to creak, resound.
breahtmung f. ‘convolatus,’ WW 3763.
breahtumhwæt = bearhtmhwæt
breard = brerd
brēat- = brēot-
brēað brittle, Lcd 1·2607.
brēaw = brǣw
brēawern n. brew-house, WW 14529.
brēc fp. breeches, Lcd, RB. [‘breech’; v. ES 38·345]
+brec n. noise, sound, CP.
±brēc = ±brǣc I.
±brecan I. sv4 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 10828.
brecmǣlum = brytmǣlum
±brecnes f. breach, EPs.
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 8·30811. [cp. Ger. brief]
brega (Æ) = brego
brēgan to alarm, frighten, terrify, Lk; Æ, CP. [‘bree’; brōga]
bregd = brǣd III.
+bregd I. n. movement, change, Ph 57.
bregdan3 (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 463.
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
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.
bremman to rage, roar. [Ger. brummen]
bremung f. roaring, WW 24239.
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.
brengnes f. oblation: (+) food, support, MkL 1244. [*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 359.
brēostbān n. ‘breast-bone,’ WW 158.
brēostbeorg = brēostgebeorh
brēostbyden (e2) f. breast, Gl.
brēostcearu † f. heart-care, anxiety.
brēostcofa † m. heart, affections.
brēostgebeorh m. bulwark, WW 46614.
brēostgehygd †, -hȳd † fn. thought.
brēostgeðanc † m. mind, thought.
brēostgewǣdu † np. corslet.
brēostgyrd f. sceptre? OEG 3303; 2188.
brēosthord † n. thought, mind.
brēostlīn n. stomacher, WW 4078.
brēostloca † m. mind, soul.
brēostnet † n. coat of mail.
brēostnyrwet n. tightness of chest, Lcd 189b.
brēostrocc m. chest-clothing, WW 15139.
brēostsefa † m. mind, heart.
brēosttoga m. chieftain, Sol 184.
brēostðing n. region of the heart, Lcd 3·14618.
brēostwærc m. pain in the chest, Lcd.
brēostweall m. breastwork, rampart, WW 49013.
brēostweorðung † f. breast-ornament.
brēostwylm (e2) m. breast-fountain, teat: emotion, sorrow.
Breot- = Bryt-
brēotan2 † to break in pieces, hew down, demolish, destroy, kill.
Breotas = Brittas
brēoton = (1) bryten; (2) pret. pl. of brēatan.
brēoðan2 to decay, waste away, Lcd 63a.
±brēowan2 to ‘brew,’ AO.
brēowlāc n. brewing, ÆL 17103.
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 6282. [‘brerdful’]
brērhlǣw m. brier-hillock, EC 4509.
brērðyrne f. brier-bush, KC 6·22113.
brēsan = brȳsan
bresen = bræsen
bresne (æ) † mighty, strong.
brēt pres. 3 sg. of brēdan, bregdan.
bret- = brit-, bryt-
brēð = brǣð
bric- = bryc-
brīc- = brȳc-
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]
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 425.
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 5020.
±bringan3 (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’]
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 1521.
brocchol n. badger’s hole, EC 23912.
broccian to tremble, GD 156.
brōce = brȳce
brocen pp. of (1) brecan, (2) bruqcan.
±brocian to crush, hurt, afflict, molest, Æ, AO, CP: blame. [broc]
broclic full of hardship, W 2481.
brōcminte f. brookmint, horsemint.
brōcsēoc = brǣcsēoc
brocung f. affliction, sickness, ÆH 1·4727.
brod shoot, sprout, LHy 63.
brōd f. ‘brood,’ Æ: foetus: breeding, hatching.
broddetan = brogdettan
broddian = brōdian
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 541.
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 4147.
brōmig broomy, Bl 20727?
bron- = bran-
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]
Broten = Bryten
brotettan to burst forth, shoot, sprout? (Napier) = brogdettan? (BT), v. OEG 1218n.
broð n. ‘broth,’ Lcd. [brēowan]
broðhund (WW 32938; 54819) = 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 17330.
brōðorgyld n. vengeance for brothers? Ex 199.
brōðorlēas brotherless, Rd 8516.
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 (e2) f. ‘pulegium,’ penny-royal, WW 30024.
+brōð-ru, -ra mp. brothers, brethren, Mt. [‘i-brotheren’]
brōður = brōðor
brū f. nap. brū(w)a, gp. brūna ‘brow,’ eye-brow, eye-lid, eye-lash, Rd, WW.
±brūcan2 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 531.
brūcung f. function, occupation, BC 1·15413.
brūdon, brugdon pret. pl. of brēdan, bregdan.
brūn ‘brown,’ dark, dusky, Bo, Ex: having metallic lustre, shining (v. NED).
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
brūnwann dusky, An 1308.
brūnwyrt f. ‘brownwort,’ water-betony, wood-betony, Lcd.
±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.
brycg f. ‘bridge,’ Æ; AO, Mdf.
brycgbōt (i) f. repairing of bridges, LL.
brycggeweorc (i1) n. work of building or repairing bridges.
brycgian to ‘bridge,’ make a causeway, pave, An.
brycgweard (i1) m. keeper or defender of a bridge, Ma 85.
brycgwyrcende ‘pontifex’! DR 19416.
±brȳc-ian, -sian to use, enjoy, DR: profit, benefit.