Breden, v. to roast, MD; bret, pr. s., S.—­AS. brA|*dan.

Breden, v. to breed, to produce, to be produced.  MD, PP; bredden, pt. pl., PP; i-bred, pp., S.—­AS. brA(C)dan, to nourish.  See Brode.

Bred-gume; see Brydegome.

Bred-wrigte, sb. bread-wright, baker, S. See Bred.

Breech, sb. pl. breeches, drawers, C2, C3; brech, S; breche, PP; brek, Voc.—­AS. brA(C)c, pl. of brA cubedc; cp.  Icel. brA|kr, pl. of brA cubedk.

Breed; see Bred.

Breels, sb. pl. wretches, HD, MD (p. 343).

Breggid, pt. s. shortened, W; see A-*bregge. [Addition]

Breken, v. to break, S, S2, PP; breoken, S; brecA deg., pr. s., S; brac, pt. s., S; brek, S; brec, S2; brak, S2, PP; breken, pl., S; y-broke, pp., S2; ibroke, S2.—­AS. brecan, pt. brA|c (pl. brA|*con), pp. brocen.

Brek-gurdel, sb. a breech-girdle, MD; brekgyrdylle, lumbare, Voc.; brech-*gerdel, MD; breigirdel, MD; brigirdil, MD; brygyrdyll, Prompt.; breigerdlis, pl., purses, PP.  See Breech.

Breme, sb. bream, Prompt.; brem, C.—­OF. bresme (F. brA"me); OHG. brahsema.

Breme, adj. fierce, angry, S, S2, S3, H, PP; brem, S2; breme, adv., S2; breeme, C.—­AS. brA(C)me famous, noble.

Bremely, adv. fiercely, furiously, loudly, S2; bremly, S2.

Bremstoon; see Brynston.

Bren, sb. bran, S2, C, P.—­OF. bren (F. bran).

Brene; see Brune.

Brenke; see Brink.

Brennen, v. to burn, S2, S3, C, C2, PP, W; bren, S2; brinnen, S, S2; brende, pt. s., S, S2, C2; brent, S2; brendon, pl., S; brenneden, W; brende, brenned, brend, S2; brende, C; brenten, W2; brend, pp., S, S2, C; brent, C2, S3, W; y-brend, C3; y-brent, C—­Icel. brenna; cp.  Goth, brinnan, Cf. Bernen.

Brenningly, adv. ardently, fiercely, C.

Brent, adj. steep, high, S2, JD; see Brant.

Breo-; see Bre-.

Brerd, sb. brim, margin, surface, top, S3, MD; brurd, MD; brerde, MD.—­AS. brerd, brim, top of a vessel, shore; cp.  OHG. brort, also Icel. broddr, the front.

Brerd-ful, adv. brimful, MD; brurd-*ful, S2.  Cf. Bretful.