Breaking, _sb._ == breach, gap. Ps. cv. 23
Breast, _sb._ RG. 419
Breath, _sb._ Fragm. Sci. 203
Breathe, _v. n._ Fragm. Sci. 202
Breche, == beech? q. v.
Breech, _sb._ == rump. RG. 322
---- == breeches. 260 B.
Breed, _v. a._ (of a bird). 2 s. pres. "breist." O. and N. 1631. RG. 177.
part. "ibred" == brought up, educated. O. and N. 1722. Body and Soul, 81
Breed, _v. n._ == spring forth. Wright"s L. P. p. 45
Breist, == breedest. See Breed
Breme, _adj._ == glorious, renowned. Wright"s L. P. pp. 52, 32. AS. breme
---- == eager, l.u.s.tful. O. and N. 202
Brenne, _sb._ == burning. HD. 1239
Breth, _sb._ == wrath. Ps. ii. 5; vi. 2. ON. braedi == anger
Breven, _v. a._ == write down. Pol. S. 156.
Brew, _v. a._ [browe]. RG. 26
Brewer, _sb._ Rel. S. vii. 35
Brewster, _sb._ Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176
Bre?e, _sb._ See Brow.
Breze, _sb._ == gadfly. Ps. civ. 34. AS. brimse
Briar, _sb._ RG. 331
Bridal, _sb._ Alys. 1071. K. Horn, 1064
Bride, _sb._ HD. 2131
Bridegroom, _sb._ [bridegome]. Ps. xviii. 6
Bride, _sb._ == bridle. Alys. 7626
Bridge, _sb._ RG. 399
Bridle, _sb._ RG. 396
Bright, _adj._ HD. 2131. Wright"s L. P. p. 33
Brim, _sb._ == brink. 476
Brimstone, _sb._ Body and Soul, 219
Bring, _v. a._ RG. 379. pret. "brought." RG. 309. part. "ybro?t,"
"ibrou?t." RG. 376, 491
Brinie, _sb._ == cuira.s.s. HD. 1775. Fr. brugne, brugnie. The root is "brun" from "brinnan," to burn or shine; Cf. OHG. brunna
Brink, _sb._ Alys. 3491. K. Horn, 147
Brise, _v. a._ == bruise. HD. 1835
Bristle, _sb._ Alys. 6621
Bristled, _adj._ == having bristles. Alys. 5722
Britheling, == worthless, a rascal. Rel. S. vi. 11. Cf. O. Eng. "broth.e.l.l"
Brittene, == cut in pieces? HD. 2700. Cf. "brittned," in Gloss. to Ormulum. AS. bryttian
Broach, _sb._ (an ornament). RG. 489. Alys. 6842
Broad, _adj._ RG. 1. [brede], O. and N. 963
---- _v. a._ == make broad, part. "ibroded." O. and N. 1310
Broerh, _adj._ == brittle? Wright"s L. P. p. 23
Brood, _sb._ RG. 70
Broodful, _adj._ Ps. cxliii. 13
Brook, _sb._ RG. 80
Broom, _sb._ (genista). Alys. 2492
Brost, _sb._ O. and N. 976, a mistake for "prost," i.e. "priest." The Jesus Coll. MS. reads "preost"
Broth, _sb._ RG. 528
Brother, _sb._ RG. 371, 478