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Braidmeedaes, Braidmeidaes,
Braidmeidaes [ˈbredmideːz, -s]
pn. Broadmeadows (County Antrim).
Braidshaw,
Braidshaw [ˈbredʃɑː, -ʃɔː, N. -ʃaː]
pn. Boadshaw (West Lothian).
brag, bragart, braggart, bragge, braggy, braig, braigart, braigy, brauge,
braig [breg]
also brag
n. A challenge. The first or highest place or honour.
v. To brag, challenge, to defy. To dispute vociferously.
 
braigy
adj. Boastful.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
braigart: A loud arrogant boaster.
braig,
braig [breg]
n. A knife.
brain, brane, brehn, brein, bren, brenn,
brain [bren, breən]
n. The brain. A loud noise.
pl. brains
v. To roar or bellow. To stun by a blow on the head.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
brainless: Brainless.
gang brain: To go mad, be enraged or furious.
lay/set the brains asteep [-əˈstip]: Make a mental effort, think deeply over.
brainch, brainches, brainsh, brainshes, braunch, braunches, brench, brenches, brinch, brinches,
brainch [brenʃ, brɛnʃ]
n. A branch.
pl. brainches
v. To branch.
brainyell, brenyel,
brainyell [ˈbrenjəl]
n. An uproar, outburst.
v. To break forth, to rush violently.
braisant, braisent, brazent,
braisant [ˈbreːz(ə)nt]
adj. Bold, insolent, brazen (faced).
braise, braisier, braze, brazer, brazier, brazy,
braise [bres, breːz]
n. Any of several species of fish such as U. WC. the sea bream Pagellus bogaraveo or U. the roach Rutilus rutilus.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
braisier: U. The pouting Trisopterus luscus or poor cod Trisopterus minutus.
braivitie, braivities, braivity, bravitie, bravities, bravity, brawvity, brevitie, brevity,
braivity [MN. ˈbreːvɪtɪ]
n. Ornament, splendour, finery in dress.
pl. braivities

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