, _throne_,
figuratively
for _rule_: acc.
Beowulf
bere-byrne hondum gebrōden, 1444.
on-bregdan, _to tear open, to throw open_: pret. onbræd þā recedes mūðan,
_had then thrown open the entrance of the hall_ (onbregdan is used because
the opening door swings upon its hinges), 724.
brego, st. m. , _prince, ruler_: nom. sg. 427, 610.
brego-rōf, adj. , _powerful, like a ruler, of heroic strength _: nom. sg.
m. , 1926.
brego-stōl, st. m.
, _throne_, figuratively for _rule_: acc. sg. him
gesealde seofon þūsendo, bold and brego-stōl, _seven thousand_ see under
sceat), _a country-seat, and the dignity of a prince_, 2197; þǣr him Hygd
gebēad . . . brego-stōl, _where H. offered him the chief power_, 2371; lēt
þone bregostōl Bēowulf healdan, _gave over to Bēowulf the chief power_ (did
not prevent Bēowulf from entering upon the government), 2390.
brēme, adj. , _known afar, renowned_. nom. sg. , 18.
brenting (see brant), st. m. , _ship craft_: nom. pl.
on-bregdan, _to tear open, to throw open_: pret. onbræd þā recedes mūðan,
_had then thrown open the entrance of the hall_ (onbregdan is used because
the opening door swings upon its hinges), 724.
brego, st. m. , _prince, ruler_: nom. sg. 427, 610.
brego-rōf, adj. , _powerful, like a ruler, of heroic strength _: nom. sg.
m. , 1926.
brego-stōl, st. m.
, _throne_, figuratively for _rule_: acc. sg. him
gesealde seofon þūsendo, bold and brego-stōl, _seven thousand_ see under
sceat), _a country-seat, and the dignity of a prince_, 2197; þǣr him Hygd
gebēad . . . brego-stōl, _where H. offered him the chief power_, 2371; lēt
þone bregostōl Bēowulf healdan, _gave over to Bēowulf the chief power_ (did
not prevent Bēowulf from entering upon the government), 2390.
brēme, adj. , _known afar, renowned_. nom. sg. , 18.
brenting (see brant), st. m. , _ship craft_: nom. pl.
