For-brittan, for-bryttan

Nach dem Altenglischen Wörterbuch:

for-brittan, for-bryttan

Take the passages under these under for-brítan, and add: -- Forbrýt, tóbrecþ conterat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 5. Forbrýte diruet, i. diuidet, Germ. 398, 144. (1) with a material object :-- Dryhten forbrycð and forbrýt þá myclan cedertreówu confringet Dominus cedros Libani, Ps. Th. 28, 5. Ne forbrýte hé ná þæt tócnysede hreód, R. Ben. 121, 5. (2) to crush, destroy a person :-- Hé bið forbrét conteretur, Kent. Gl. 147. for-bryttan,for-brittan