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brismac, brismak, brismek, brismic, brismock,
brismock [I.Sh. ˈbrɪsmək]
n. A young cusk Brosme brosme.
brechan, breetchin, breetchin, britchan, britchen, britchin,
britchin [ˈbrɪtʃɪn, ˈbritʃɪn, ˈbrɪtʃən, ˈbretʃən]
n. Breeching, the strap passed round the breech of a shaft horse to let it push backwards.
v. To fasten a horse to the shaft by means of the breeching strap. To push back by means of that strap. To lean upon, hang back, refuse to budge.
 
Compounds and phrases etc
 
intae the britchin: Into reverse.
briddal, briddell, bridle, brithal, brithall, brithell, brydal, brythal,
brithal [ˈbrəiðəl]
also briddal [ˈbrɪdəl]
n. Bridal.
braar, braer, braither, brar, bre$er, bree, breeder, breether, breether, breither, brer, brether, bridder, brieder, briether, brither, britherheid, britherhood, brithir, broder, broer, bror, bruither, fadder-bridder, faither-bridder, faither-brither, gudebrother, guidbrither, guid-brither, gweed-breeder, gweed-bridder, gweed-brither, mither-brither, stap-brither, stepbrither,
brither [ˈbrɪðər, MN. I.Sh. ˈbridər]
also arch. MN. bridder [ˈbridər]
n. Brother. An equal, one of a pair.
pl. brithers also breither [ˈbriːðər, ˈbreːðər, ˈbredər]
v. To match, to find an equal to. To accustom, to inure.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
britherheid: Brotherhood.
faither-brither: Uncle.
guid-brither: Brother-in-law.
mither-brither: Uncle.
stepbrither: Stepbrother.
brittle,
brittle [ˈbrɪtl]
adj. Brittle, shaky, on the verge of insolvency. Difficult.
broach, broche, brotch, bruche, brutch,
broach [brotʃ]
n. A broach. The spindle upon which newly-spun yarn is wound. A buckle, a clasp. A jug or tankard.
v. Broach.
boro, borrowstoun, borrowstoun, borrowtoun, broch, brogh, brough, bruch, brugh, burgh, burghstoun, burough, burra, burrow, burrows_toun, Burrowstoun, burrowstoun, mön-broch, moonbroch, muin-broch,
broch [brɔx, brʌx]
n. A circular prehistoric tower. A halo round the sun or moon, usually the latter, indicating bad weather, any kind of circle or halo. A burgh or town, now usually burgh.
v. To surround with a ring or halo.
 
burgh [ˈbʌrə NEC. ˈbərɪ, MN. brɪ] A borough. A town. A town possessing special privileges conferred by royal charter and having a municipal corporation.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
muin-broch: I.Sh. A halo round the moon indicating bad weather.
burghstoun [ˈbʌrəstun]: A borough. arch. borrowstoun
brachan, brachan, brachen, bran, brawn, brochan, brochen, brochin, broghan, brohan, broughan,
brochan [ˈbrɔxən, ˈbrɔxɪn]
n. Thick or thin gruel, porridge with additions such butter or honey taken as a cure for colds.
Brochheid, Burghheid,
Brochheid [brɔxhid]
pn. Burghead (Moray).
Brochton, Bruchtoun,
Brochton [ˈbroxtən]
pn. Broughton (Peeblesshire).

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