brim, st. n., _flood, the sea_: nom. sg., 848, 1595; gen. sg. tô brimes faroðe, _to the sea_, 28; ät brimes nosan, _at the sea's promontory_, 2804; nom. pl. brimu swaðredon, _the waves subsided_, 570. brim-clif, st. n., _sea-cliff, cliff washed by the sea_: acc. pl. -clifu, 222. brim-lâd, st. f., _flood-way, sea-way_: acc. sg. þâra þe mid Beówulfe brimlâde teáh, _who had travelled the sea-way with B._, 1052. brim-lîðend, pt, _sea-farer, sailor_ acc. p. -lîðende, 568. brim-streám, st. m., _sea-stream, the flood of the sea_: acc. pl. ofer brim-streámas, 1911. brim-wîsa, w. m., _sea-king_: acc. sg. brimwîsan, of Hæðcyn, king of the Geátas, 2931. brim-wylf, st. f., _sea-wolf_ (designation of Grendel's mother): nom. sg. seó brimwylf, 1507, 1600. brim-wylm, st. m., _sea-wave_: nom. sg., 1495. bringan, anom. v., _to bring, to bear_: prs. sg. I. ic þe þûsenda þegna bringe tô helpe, _bring to your assistance thousands of warriors_, 1830; inf. sceal hringnaca ofer heáðu bringan lâc and luftâcen, _shall bring gifts and love-tokens over the high sea_, 1863; similarly, 2149, 2505; pret. pl. we þâs sælâc ... brôhton, _brought this sea-offering_ (Grendel's head), 1654. ge-bringan, _to bring_: pres. subj. pl. þat we þone gebringan ... on âdfäre, _that we bring him upon the funeral-pile_, 3010. brosnian, w. v., _to crumble, to become rotten, to fall to pieces_: prs. sg. III. herepâd ... brosnað äfter beorne, _the coat of mail falls to pieces after_ (the death of) _the hero_, 2261. brôðor, st. m., _brother_: nom. sg., 1325, 2441; dat sg. brêðer, 1263; gen. sg. his brôðor bearn, 2620; dat. pl. brôðrum, 588, 1075. ge-brôðru, pl., _brethren, brothers_: dat. pl. sät be þæm gebrôðrum twæm, _sat by the two brothers_, 1192. brôga, w. m., _terror, horror_: nom. sg., 1292, 2325, 2566; acc. sg. billa brôgan, 583.--Comp.: gryre-, here-brôga. brûcan, st. v. w. gen., _to use, to make use of_: prs. sg. III. se þe longe her worolde brûceð, _who here long makes use of the world_, i.e. lives long, 1063; imp. brûc manigra mêda, _make use of many rewards, give good rewards_, 1179; _to enjoy_: inf. þät he beáhhordes brûcan môste, _could enjoy the ring-hoard_, 895; similarly, 2242, 3101; pret. breác lîfgesceafta, _enjoyed the appointed life, lived the appointed time_, 1954. With the genitive to be supplied: breác þonne môste, 1488; imp. brûc þisses beáges, _enjoy this ring, take this ring_, 1217. Upon this meaning depends the form of the wish, wel brûcan (compare the German geniesze froh!): inf. hêt hine wel brûcan, 1046; hêt hine brûcan well, 2813; imp. brûc ealles well, 2163. brûn, adj., _having a brown lustre, shining_: nom. sg. sió ecg brûn, 2579. brûn-ecg, adj., _having a gleaming blade_: acc. sg. n. (hyre seaxe) brâd [and] brûnecg, _her broad sword with gleaming blade_, 1547. brûn-fâg, adj., _gleaming like metal_: acc. sg. brûnfâgne helm, 2616. bryne-leóma, w. m., _light of a conflagration, gleam of fire _: nom. sg., 2314.