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brae

[ brey, bree; Scots brey, bree ]

noun

, Scot. and North England.
  1. a slope; declivity; hillside.


brae

/ breɪ; bre /

noun

  1. a hill or hillside; slope
  2. plural an upland area

    the Gleniffer Braes



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Word History and Origins

Origin of brae1

1300–50; Middle English bra < Old Norse brā brow, cognate with Old English brēaw eyebrow, eyelid, Old High German brāwa ( German Braue ); for semantic development, brow

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Word History and Origins

Origin of brae1

C14 bra ; related to Old Norse brā eyelash, Old High German brāwa eyelid, eyebrow; compare brow

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Example Sentences

The latter is almost a sufficient explanation; but if we must be particular, Mr. Brae has yet more to tell us.

Mr. Brae, in the Appendix to his edition of Chaucer's Astrolabe (p. 101), has a long note on the present passage.

Mr Maxwell had seen Mr Fleming stepping up the brae, and he knew well that no words of his could comfort him.

I heard the bell gang for men three tows a' rinnin', an' I see a lot o' men comin' up the brae.

Andrew lighted the boy's lamp and tore up the brae, leaving Robert shrieking in nervous fright.

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