brig, brigue, I, 118, D 2; II, 24, 14; 177, 13, 15; 272, 13: bridge.
bright, bryghte, I, 285, 25; 293, 2; 296, 51, 56; 327, 12, 21: sheen, beautiful.
brim, II, 274, 3: sea. In, fa oure the brim, IV, 419, 16, 26, the brim of a precipice may be meant.
brin, II, 146, 23; V, [223] a, No 68, A 22: burn.
bring hame, I, 76, 53; 367, 9; II, 97, 24; 425, 9, 10; V, [41], 17: give birth to. brought King James hame, II, 345, 29: brought into the world, (come hame, be born, see hame.)
brirben, II, 217, 2, 4. tabean brirben (printed by Herd birben) is corrupt. A copy mentioned by Finlay had birchen; see IV, 471, 221.
brither, II, 163, 7, 11, 16; 164, 17; 165, 3; V, [123], 4; [299], 4: brother.
Brittaine, Litle, I, 285, 24, 33, 37.
brittled, bryttled, brittened, I, 328, 51; III, 7, 7: cut up.
broad (brode) arrow, brod arwe (aro), III, 13, 9; 29, 153, 159; 106, 16; 307, 5; 341, 56; “catapulta.” Prompt. Parv. The Catholicon explains catapulta to be “sagitta cum ferro bipenni, quam sagittam barbatam vocant.” Way. Cotgrave: “Rallion. An arrow with a forked, or barbed head; a broad arrow.” broode-headed arrowe, IV, 505, 56; 506, 64; broode-arrowe-head, 506, 59.