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bram$le, bram$les, bramble, brambles, bramlin, bramloch, brammel, brammels, brammin, brammle, brammles, brumel, brumels, brumle, brumles, brummel, brummels, brummle, brummles,
brammle [braml, brʌml, MN. brɪml]
n. A blackberry shrub Rubus fruticosus and its fruit.
pl. brammles.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
bramlin: A striped worm used as bait for fresh-water fish.
moss-brammle: The cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos.
braand, braandit, bran, bran$, bran$it, brand, brandered, brandit, brandit, branit, branit, brann, brannet, brannit, branny, bron, bronit,
brand [bran(d)]
n. Brand. A burning piece of wood, peat or glowing cinder.
v. To brand.
pt. pp. brandit adj. Brindled, reddish brown with darker stripes.
braander, bran$er, brander, brandered, branderin, brandert, brandher, brandit, branert, branner, brannert, braunder,
brander [ˈbran(d)ər, ˈbrendər]
n. A grid iron. Cross-bar or framework in any kind of structure. The grated iron placed over the entrance of a drain or common sewer. A riddle, coarse sieve.
v. To broil on a gridiron, to grill. To support by trestle or framework, to build or lay supports for scaffolding etc. To fix transverse strips of wood in making the foundation for a ceiling.
pt. pp. brandert, brandered adj. Baked on a brander.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
branderin: A scaffolding.
brandlie, brandlin, brandling, brandock, branlie, brannock,
brandlin [ˈbran(d)lɪn]
n. SW. A young salmon Salmo salar.
also NEC. brandlie or brandock
brandy, brany, souter$s_brandy,
brandy [ˈbrandi]
n. Brandy.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
souter's brandy: MN. col. Buttermilk.
braengel, braingel, brainyell, brangle, branglin, brenyel,
brangle [braŋl, NN. breŋl]
n. A tangle, a disturbance, a confused crowd, a dance.
v. To shake, to confuse, to tangle. To fight, squabble.
 
branglin
n. A wrangle, dispute.
v. Confused, quarrelling, squabbling.
brank, branks, brax,
brank [braŋks]
v. To bridle, to halter.
 
branks
n. pl. A bridle with wooden curbs, a halter. An instrument of punishment for scolds or witches. The mumps.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
pit the branks on: To restrain.
brank, brankie, branky,
brank [braŋk]
v. To prance, strut, to bear oneself proudly, to dress oneself up, to prink.
 
brankie [ˈbraŋkɪ]
adj. Spruce, well dressed.
n. NEC. The salmon Salmo salar.
brash, brashie, brashins, brashy, speandin_brash, speanedin_brash, speanin_brash, spendin_brash, sprash, sprashie, sprashins, sprashy, watter-brash,
brash [braʃ, brɔʃ]
n. An effort, an attack, an assault, a breach. A short attack of illness, an illness of any kind. A sudden gust of wind, a shower. A short turn of work.
pl. brashes
adj. Impetuous.
v. To bruise and break the bones. To eruct liquid into the mouth. To rush.
 
brashie [ˈbraʃɪ, ˈbrɔʃɪ]
adj. Delicate in constitution, stormy.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
brashins: The froth raised by churning.
speanin brash: I.Sh. A slight ailment that causes a child to cry.
watter brash: Heartburn.
bracel, braissil, braissle, braisslin, brassle, brastle, brastlin,
brastle [ˈbrasl, ˈbresl]
n. A struggle, a toil.
v. To work hurriedly
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
brastlin: Working hurriedly, struggling etc.

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