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breem, brim,
brim [brɪm]
n. The brink, edge or margin.
n. The brink, edge or margin.
Compounds and phrases etc.
brimfu: Full to the brim.
brimmin: Brimming.
brimmin: Brimming.
brim, brima-skodd, brimasteuch, brima-stew, brime, brime-stew, brimm, brimma, brimma-stew, brimscud, brimskud, brimsteuch, brimstew, brimtod, brimtud, landbrim,
brim [I. brɪm]
also brime [brəim], brimtud
n. The sound of the sea breaking on the shore.
v. To draw up a boat a little way on the shore out of reach of the surf. To fill a boat with salt water to expand the planks and seal the gaps.
also brime [brəim], brimtud
n. The sound of the sea breaking on the shore.
v. To draw up a boat a little way on the shore out of reach of the surf. To fill a boat with salt water to expand the planks and seal the gaps.
Compounds and phrases etc.
brimscud: I.Sh. The vapoury, smoke-like haze which rises from the shorebreach.
brimsteuch: I.Sh. Dense, misty spray rising from a heavy surf breaking on the coast.
brimsteuch: I.Sh. Dense, misty spray rising from a heavy surf breaking on the coast.
brim, brimm, brimmie,
brim [U. brɪm]
v. To purr like a cat.
v. To purr like a cat.
brimmie
n. col. A cat.
n. col. A cat.
See thrum also.
brime, bryme,
brime [MN. brəim]
n. Brine, pickle.
n. Brine, pickle.
brin, brinn,
brin [N. I. brɪn]
n. A ray, a beam, a flash. I.Ork. The flickering, quivering movement of the air as seen often on a hot day.
n. A ray, a beam, a flash. I.Ork. The flickering, quivering movement of the air as seen often on a hot day.
See burn also.
brang, bring, broched, brochen, brocht, brocht_upness, brochten, broht, broucht, browt, brung, faar_brocht, far_brocht, faur_brocht, inbring, inbrïng, upbring, upbrocht, up-brocht, upbrochtness, up-brochtness,
bring [brɪŋ]
v. To bring.
pt. brang [braŋ], brocht [brɔxt], brochten [brɔx(t)ən]
pp. brung [brʌŋ], brocht, brochten
v. To bring.
pt. brang [braŋ], brocht [brɔxt], brochten [brɔx(t)ən]
pp. brung [brʌŋ], brocht, brochten
Compounds and phrases etc.
faur brocht: Exaggerated.
inbring: To bring in, to import. leg. To bring in by legal authority, to produce in court.
upbring: n. Upbringing. v. To bring up, rear pt. pp. upbrocht having been reared.
upbrochtness: The quality of ones upbringing.
inbring: To bring in, to import. leg. To bring in by legal authority, to produce in court.
upbring: n. Upbringing. v. To bring up, rear pt. pp. upbrocht having been reared.
upbrochtness: The quality of ones upbringing.
brinkie, brinkie-broo, brinkie-brou, brinkie-brow, brinky, broo_o_brinkie, brou_o_brinkie,
brink [brɪŋk]
n. The the extreme edge of something such as cliffs.
dim. brinkie
n. The the extreme edge of something such as cliffs.
dim. brinkie
Compounds and phrases etc.
brinkie-brou, brou o brinkie: Terms for the forehead used in rhymes for young children.
brinkie, brinky,
brinkie [ˈbrɪŋki]
n. A comely person of a lively disposition.
n. A comely person of a lively disposition.
Brinie, Brinnie, Brinny, Briny,
Brinny [ˈbrɪni, ˈbrʌnɪ]
pn. Brindy (Aberdeenshire)
pn. Brindy (Aberdeenshire)
brisk, brisk, brisken, briskie, brisky,
brisk [brɪsk]
adj. Quick, energetic, and active.
adj. Quick, energetic, and active.
briskie
dim. SW. The chaffinch Fringilla coelebs.
dim. SW. The chaffinch Fringilla coelebs.
brisken
v. To make or become quicker or more active and energetic.
v. To make or become quicker or more active and energetic.
Compounds and phrases etc.
brisken up: To brisk, to freshen, stimulate, smarten.