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1. brēthed ppl.

7 quotations in 1 sense
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Having respiration (of a certain kind); thikke brethed, narwe brethed [q.v.], asthmatic; wel brethed, sound-winded, in good wind. …

2. brēthen v.(1)

33 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) To breathe; draw breath, take a breath; exhale, expel (breath); brethen out; (b) refl. or intr. of warriors: to catch one's breath, take time out, delay. …

3. brēth n.(1)

105 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Breathing, respiration; drauen breth, breathe; failen, lesen breth, lack breath; be winded; blouen, taken breth, catch one's breath, have a breathing spell; withholden breth, hold one's breath……

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