breeth (A.S.) [388], breath
breken (A.S.) to break, tear. pret. s. brak, [388]. part. pas. y-broken, broke, y-broke, [416]
breme (A.S.) [241], vigorous, fierce, furious. Chaucer, C. T. l. 1701, speaking of Arcite and Palamon, says they—"foughten breme, as it were bolles two," fought as fiercely as two bulls. In the Romance of Sir Amadas (Weber, p. 250) a person is described as coming "lyke a breme bare," like a fierce boar. It appears to be most commonly applied to animals. In the Towneley Mysteries, p. 197, Anna says to Cayphas, "Be not to breme," be not too fierce
brennen, brenne (A.S.) [360], to burn. pret. s. brende, [367]. part. pas. brent
bresten (A.S.) to burst, pret. s. brast, [127]
brevet (A.N.) [5], a little brief or letter
brewestere (A.S.) [14], [47], a woman who brews
brid, pl. briddes (A.S.) a bird
bringen (A.S.) to bring. pret. s. broughte, broghte. part. past, y-brought, broght, [235]
brocage (A.N.) [33], [289], a treaty by a broker or agent. It is particularly applied to treaties of marriage, brought about in this way. In Chaucer's Romance of the Rose, l. 6971, Fals Semblant says,—