Bracer, sb. a guard for the left arm in archery, C; braser, Voc.  See Ascham, Toxophilus, ed.  Arber, p. 108.

Brade, sb. roast flesh, S; brede, S.—­AS. brA|*de.

Bradit; see Brayden.

Brak; see Breken.

Brand, sb. brand, firebrand, sword, MD; brond, brand, S2, C; brondes, pl., S; brands, i.e. fire-side, S2; brondis, torches, W.—­AS. brand (brond).

Brant, adj. steep, high, MD, HD; brent, JD; brentest, superl., S2.—­AS. brant (bront); cp.  Swed. brant, Icel. brattr.

Bras, sb. brass, C2; bres, S; breas, S.—­AS. brA|s.

Brasten; see Bresten.

Bratful; see Bretful.

BraA deg., sb. violence, MD; braAzAze, dat., S.—­Cp.  Icel. brAiA deg..  See BroA deg..

Braun, sb. brawn, CM; boar’s flesh, PP; brawnes, pl., muscles, C2.—­OF. braon, Prov. bradon (brazon); Low Lat. bradonem; see Ducange.

Brayde, sb. a quick movement, a start, a while, moment, MD, CM; braid, S3; braydes, pl. grimaces, S2; breides, cunning tricks, MD. Phr.:  at a brayde, in a moment, S2.—­Icel. bragA deg., quick movement.

Brayden, v. to draw, pull, to draw away quickly, to twist, braid, to start, to move quickly, hasten (intr.), to wake up, MD, Prompt., S2, CM; breyde, CM, C2; breide, W2; breyde, pt. s., PP, CM, C2, C3; brayde, MD; bradit, S3; broiden, pp., MD; broydyn, laqueatus, Prompt.; brayden, MD; browden, MD, JD; browded, C, HD; brouded, C2; broyded, WW; brayded, MD.—­AS. bregdan, pt. brA|gd (pl. brugdon), pp. brogden.

Brea-; see Bre-.

Breas, sb. brass, S; see Bras. [Addition]

Bred, sb. bread, S, PP; breed, C2, W2; brA|d, S; bread, S; brad, S; brede, S2; breade, dat., S.—­O.North. brA(C)ad.

Bred,, sb. board, tablet, MD, S (s.v. wax); brede, Prompt.—­AS. bred.

Bred-ale, sb. bride-feast, S; see Bryd-*ale.

Brede, sb. bride, PP; see Bryde.

Brede, sb. roast-flesh, S; see Brade.

Brede, sb. breadth, S, S2, S3, C2, H; breede, C, W2. Phr.:  on breid, on breadth, abroad, S3; did on breid, did abroad, unfolded, S3.—­AS. brA|*du.

Breden, v. to spread, S, Prompt.—­AS. brA|*dan.