Breze, _sb._ == gadfly. Ps. civ. 34. AS. brimse
Bridegroom, _sb._ [bridegome]. Ps. xviii. 6
Bright, _adj._ HD. 2131. Wright’s L. P. p. 33
Bring, _v. a._ RG. 379. pret. ‘brought.’ RG. 309. part. ‘ybroȝt,’ ‘ibrouȝt.’ RG. 376, 491
Brinie, _sb._ == cuirass. HD. 1775. Fr. brugne, brugnie. The root is ‘brun’ from ‘brinnan,’ to burn or shine; Cf. OHG. brunna
Bristled, _adj._ == having bristles. Alys. 5722
Britheling, == worthless, a rascal. Rel. S. vi. 11. Cf. O. Eng. ‘brothell’
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
Brost, _sb._ O. and N. 976, a mistake for ‘prost,’ i.e. ‘priest.’ The Jesus Coll. MS. reads ‘preost’
Brouke, _v. a._ == use, enjoy. HD. 311 AS. brúcan. Germ. brauchen
Brow, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 28. [breȝe]. Ib. p. 34
Brun, _sb._ == a brown jar. K. Horn, 1134
Brune, _sb._ == a burning. O. and N. 1153
Brust, _adj._ == rough, brusque. Pol. S. 151
Bruthen, _adj._ == fierce, fiercely boiling, ‘a bruthen led.’ Rel. S. v. 242. Connected with ‘breth,’ and AS. brédan, to warm
Budel, _sb._ == messenger. O. and N. 1167. Wright’s L. P. p. 22. AS. bydel
Bugging, _sb._ == a building, or lodging. Pol. S. 151. AS. byggan. ON. byggja
Bulge, _sb._ == a lump, hump. Body and Soul, 185
Bunting, _sb._ (the bird). Wright’s L. P. p. 40
Burdon, _sb._ == a pilgrim’s staff. K. Horn, 1093. Fr. bourdon
Burel, _sb._ == sackcloth. Alys. 5475. Pol. S. 221. Fr. bure, burel. See Roq.
Burn, _v. a._ pret. ‘barnde.’ RG. 380, 511. ‘brende.’ RG. 536. part. pres. ‘berninde.’ RG. 534
Burn, _sb._ == rivulet. O. and N. 916. AS. byrnan, to burn. Cf. Lat. torrens, from torreo
Burst, _sb._ == injury. Wright’s L. P. p. 24. AS. byrst
Bury, _v. a._ RG. 123. part. ‘y-bured.’ RG. 382. AS. byrgan
Burying, _sb._ RG. 382. [beryng]. Alys. 4624
Buryels, _sb._ == a tomb, grave. RG. 204. AS. byrgels
But, _prep._ == except [bote]. RG. 382. [butent]. Rel. S. ii. 25
---- == without [bute]. O. and N. 184. AS. bútan
But, _sb._ == a put, i.e. cast or throw, HD. 1040
But, _part._ == contended. HD. 1916. Fr. bouter