A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
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Chapter 35 : +Brocket+, _sb._ a stag in its second or third year, HD, MD, Cotg.; +broket+, MD; +brok
+Brocket+, _sb._ a stag in its second or third year, HD, MD, Cotg.; +broket+, MD; +brokkettis+, _pl._, S3.--Cp. OF. _brocart_ (Cotg.).
+Brocour+, _sb._ broker, P; +brokour+, P.--AF. _abrocour_; Low Lat.
_abrocatorem_ (Ducange), from _abrocare_, to broach a cask, from _broca_. See +Broche+.
+Brod+, _adj._ broad, S, S2, PP; +brood+, C; +braid+, S3; +brode+, C, PP; +brade+, S, S2, H; +broddeste+, _superl._, W2.--AS. _brad_.
+Brode+, _adv._ broadly, wide awake, C3; widely, PP; +broode+, broadly, plainly, C.
+Brode+, _sb._ brood, S, Prompt.--Cp. OHG. _bruot_ (Weigand).
+Broiden+; see +Brayden+.
+Brok+, _sb._ brock, badger, Prompt.; +broc+, W; +brockes+, _pl._, P; +brokkys+, PP.--AS. _broc_; OIr. _brocc_.
+Brok+, _sb._ brook, PP; +broke+, P.--AS. _broc_.
+Brol+, _sb._ a brat, child, MD, S3, PP; +brolle+, P; +brawl+, ND.--Cp.
Low Lat. _brollus_, 'miserculus' (Prompt., p. 50).
+Brond+; see +Brand+.
+Bro+, _adj._ violent, MD; +bra+, MD; +braith+, JD.--Icel. _brar_.
Cf. +Bra+.
+Broeful+, _adj._ violent, MD; +braithful+, JD.
+Brothel+, _sb._ a wretch, PP, MD, HD; +broth.e.l.l+, Palsg.
+Broeliche+, _adv._ violently, MD; +broely+, hastily, quickly, S2; +braithly+, JD.
+Broer+, _sb._ brother, PP; _gen. s._, C2; +broere+, _pl._, S; +breere+, S; +brethir+, S3; +brere+, S; +briere+, S; +bretheren+, C2, PP.--AS. _broor_.
+Broer-hed+, _sb._ brotherhood, MD; +bretherhede+, C; +britherhed+, W; +britherhod+, W.
+Broer-rede+, _sb._ fraternity, MD (p. 354).--AS. _broorr?den_.
+Brouded+, _pp._ braided, C2; see +Brayden+.
+Broudster+, _sb._ embroiderer, JD.
+Broudyng+, _sb._ embroidery; +browdyng+, C, CM.
+Brouken+, _v._ to use, enjoy, eat, PP, C, G; +bruken+, S; +breken+, S; +brooke+, to endure, S3; +bruc+, _imp. s._ use, S; +ibroken+, _pp._, S.--AS. _brucan_, pt. _breac_ (pl. _brucon_), pp. _brocen_.
+Broun+, _adj._ brown, C, PP; +brun+, _sb._ brown horn, S.--AS. _brun_.
+Bru-+; see +Bry-+, +Bri-+, +Brou-+.
+Brugge+; see +Brigge+.
+Bruk+, _sb._ locust (= _bruchus_), W2, H; +bruyk+, H.--Gr. ??????, ??????.
+Brune+, _sb._ burning, S, MD; +brene+, S2.--AS. _bryne_.
+Brunie+, _sb._ corslet, coat of mail, S; +brinie+, MD; +brini+, HD, MD; +burne+, MD; +bryniges+, _pl._, S; +brenyes+, HD.--Icel. _brynja_: Goth.
_brunjo_; cp. AS. _byrne_.
+Brurd+; see +Brerd+.
+Brusten+; see +Bresten+.
+Brut+, _sb._ Briton; +Bruttes+, _pl._, S.
+Brutayne+, _sb._ Brittany, S2.
+Brutil+; see +Britel+.
+Brutiner+, _sb._ a man of Brittany, a Frenchman, a swaggerer, PP; +Brytonere+, P; +Britoner+, P.
+Brutnen+, _v._ to hew in pieces, MD; +bruttenet+, _pp._ slain, S2; see +Britnen+.
+Bryche+, _adj._ reduced, poor, S2.--AS. _bryce_, frail.
+Bryd-ale+, _sb._ marriage-feast, MD; +bridale+, P, W; +bredale+, S; +bruydale+, P; +brudale+, S.--AS. _brd-ealo_, a bride-ale, bride-feast.
+Bryde+, _sb._ bride, _domiduca_, Voc., PP; +brede+, PP; +bruyd+, CM; +brud+, MD, S; +brid+, MD.--AS. _brd_: OS. _brud_; cp. OHG. _brut_ (Otfrid).
+Bryde-gome+, _sb._ bridegroom, MD; +bredgume+, S; +brudgume+, MD.--AS.
_brdguma_ (_bredguma_); cp. OHG. _brutigomo_ (Otfrid).
+Bryk+, _sb._ misery, calamity, MD; +brike+, C2; +bruche+, injury, MD.--AS. _bryce_.
+Bryllyn+; see +Birlen+.
+Brymme+, _sb._ margin, sh.o.r.e, S, MD.--AS. _brim_, surf, the sea; cp.
Icel. _brim_.
+Bryn-ston+, _sb._ sulphur, Voc., PP, S2; +brymston+, W2; +bremstoon+, C, PP; +brimstoon+, C3; +brunstan+, H.--Cp. Icel. _brennisteinn_.
+Brystylle+, _sb._ bristle, Prompt., Voc.; +berstles+, _pl._, C.--From AS. _byrst_: OHG. _burst_.
+Bryttlynge+, _sb._ breaking up, S3. See +Britel+.
+Bu-+; see +Bou-+, +Bo-+.
+Budele+, _sb._ beadle, officer, PP; +budeles+, _pl._, S; +beodeles+, S2.--AS. _bydel_; cp. OHG. _butil_. Cf. +Bedel+.
+Bue+, +Bu+; see +Ben+.
