Brisen, v. to crush, MD; brisse, MD; bresen,MD; brisid, pp., W.

Brisokis, sb. pl. wild cabbage, H.

Britel, adj. brittle, fragile, MD; britil, S2, W; brutel, MD; brutil, CM; brotel, MD.—­From base of AS. bruton, pt. pl. of brA(C)otan, to break.

Britnen, v. to break, break up, MD; bruttenet, pp. destroyed, slain, S2; bre-*tynyd, HD.—­AS. brytnian, to distribute, dispense.

Britoner, sb. a man of Brittany, a Frenchman, P; Brytonere, P; see Bru-*tiner.

Bri3*t, adj. bright, S, PP; bricht, S; brict, S; briht, S; brigt, S; bryht, S2; bry3*t, S2; brihtre, comp., S; bri3*ter, S; brictest, superl., S.—­AS. beorht.

Bri3*te, adv. brightly, MD; bryghte, C2.

Bri3*tnesse, sb. brightness, W2; bricht-nesse, S; brihtnesse, S; brictnesse, S.—­AS. beorhtnes.

Brocage, a treaty by an agent, PP; brokages, pl., P.—­OF. brocage, ‘exprime l’idA(C)e de ruse et de perfidie’ (Godefroy).

Broche, sb. brooch, match, spear, spit, MD; brouch, S2; broch, C; broches, pl., C2, PP.—­OF. broche.

Brochen, v. to spur, pierce through, put on the spit, broach a cask, MD; broch-ede, pt. s., S2, PP.—­OF. brocher, Prov. brocar.

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. brAid.

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. brA cubedc.

Brol, sb. a brat, child, MD, S3, PP; brolle, P; brawl, ND.—­Cp.  Low Lat. brollus, ‘miserculus’ (Prompt., p. 50).

Brond; see Brand.

BroA deg. adj. violent, MD; braAz, MD; braith, JD.—­Icel. brAiA deg.r.  Cf. BraA deg..