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Page 65 of 76 for the letter B

Broxburn,
Broxburn [brɔksbʌrn]
pn. Broxburn.

From Brock's burn.
bruchle,
bruchle [brʌxl]
v. To wrap someone up in a slovenly fashion.
brudge, brootsh,
brudge [I.Ork. brʌdʒ]
v. To bruise, crush, to cut up finely.
n. A bruise.
brug, brugg, brogg,
brug I.Sh. brʌg]
n. A sandy, mossy, or heathery hillock.
bruid, brod, brude, brood, brodmel, brodmell, brodmal,
bruid [brud, S C. bryd, SN. I. brød]
also brod [brɔd], brodmel ['brɔdməl, 'brɔdmɪl]
n. A brood.
bruid, brod, bröd,
bruid [I.Sh. brød]
n. A track or path, trail or spoor.
bruil, brřl, bröl, brüle, brüil, brulle,
bruil [I.Sh. brø(ə)l, brul]
n. A bellow.
v. To bellow, howl, shriek.
bruim, brume, breem, broom, bruim-buss, breem-buss,
bruim [brøm, brym, C. brɪm, MN. brim]
n. The shrub broom Cytisus scoparius. Also used as thatch.

Compounds and phrases etc.

bruim-buss: a broom bush
tae sing the bruim: MN. to cry out in distress because of punishment inflicted
Bruimhauch, Bruimhaw, Bruimhaa,
Bruimhauch ['brɪmhɔ:]
pn. Broomhall. (Falkirk)
bruind, breend,
bruind [bryn(d), brun(d), brʌn(d)]
v. To emit sparks, to blaze. Of the eye: to sparkle, flash. To roar.

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