Boy, sb. Pol. S. 237
Boy, == man. HD. 1899
Brag, adj. == boastful, bold. Wright’s L. P. p. 24
Braid, vb. The following analysis of this difficult verb is taken from Egilson’s Lex. Poet. Septent. s. v. bregða. All the senses here given are found in the O. Norse, while the AS. ‘bredan’ apparently is only used in those marked with an asterisk.
* I. act. to weave, part. ‘broiden.’ O. and N. 645
II. act. to move a thing from its place. Hence,
α. to draw out, as a sword. HD. 1825. part. ‘ybrad’ == drawn, caught. Wright’s L. P. p. 39
β. to brandish, as a sword or spear. Alys. 7373
γ. to pull down. RG. 22. [breide], Alys. 5856
* δ. to seize, or perhaps tear. Rel. S. v. 200. [brede]