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bríþel

  • adjective
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fragile, weak, perishable
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  • Eall hé weornige swá sýre (? syer,

      MS.)
    wudu weornie, swa bréðel seó (þeo, MS.) swá þystel, Lch. i. 384, 14.
Etymology
[v. N. E. D. brethel a worthless fellow.]
Similar entries
v. breáþ, breóþan.
Linked entries
v.  breáþ bréþel.
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  • bríþel, adj.