An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language - BestLightNovel.com
You’re reading novel An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 106 online at BestLightNovel.com. Please use the follow button to get notification about the latest chapter next time when you visit BestLightNovel.com. Use F11 button to read novel in full-screen(PC only). Drop by anytime you want to read free – fast – latest novel. It’s great if you could leave a comment, share your opinion about the new chapters, new novel with others on the internet. We’ll do our best to bring you the finest, latest novel everyday. Enjoy
_To_ BRAK, _v. n._ To express great sorrow on any account. One says, "I'm like to _brak_," S. B.
This is probably allied to Isl. _braek_, _brek_, wailing.
BRAK, BRAKE, _adj._ Somewhat salt, brackish.
_Douglas._
Belg. _brack_, salsus.
BRAKING, _s._ Puking, reaching, S. B.
_Ross._
Teut, _braeck-en_, to vomit, _braecke_, nausea.
BRALD, _part. pa._ Decked, dressed.
_Maitland Poems._
Fr. _brell-er_, to glitter.
BRANDED, _part. pa._ Bordered, having a margin.
_Sir Gawan and Sir Gal._
Germ. _braun_, Isl. _brun_, limbus.
BRANDED, BRANNIT, _adj._ Having a reddish-brown colour, as if singed by fire.
_A branded cow_ is one that is almost entirely brown, S.
Germ. _braun_, id.
_Minstrelsy Bord._
BRANDEN, _part. pa._ Grilled.
V. ~Brid~.
BRANDNEW, BRENTNEW, a phrase equivalent to _spick and span_, quite new, S.
_Ross._
Teut. _brand new_, id., from _brand_, incendium, ustio.
BRANDER, BRANDRETH, _s._ A gridiron.
_Wyntown._
S. _brander_, A. S. _brandred_, "a brand-iron;" Dan. _brandrith_; Teut. _brand-roede_, _brander_, fulcrum focarium.
_To_ BRANDER, _v. a._ To broil on a grid-iron, to grill, S.
_Sir J. Sinclair._
BRANDRETH.
V. ~Brander~.
BRANDUR, _s._ A border.
V. ~Branded~.
BRANE, _s._ Bran, the husks of corn ground.
_Dunbar._
BRANEWOD, _s._ Wood for burning.
_Chr. Kirk._
A. S. _bryne_ incendium, and _wude_, wood.
BRANG, _pret._ Brought, S.
_J. Nicol._
_To_ BRANGLE, _v. n._
1. To shake, to vibrate.
_Douglas._
