OE 1144 Se brada sæ cyðde cræftes meaht ond of clomme bræc up yrringa on eorþan fæðm.
a1400 (Laud) (1932) l. 57 (MED) Þe racke..Blewe on þe brode se, bolned vp harde.
c1540 (?a1400) (2002) f. 33 A stithe man to the stere hade a stoute wynde Were blouen to þe brode se in a bir swithe.