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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
BREE, v.3 To “hurry, spring past” (Edb. 1898 J. Baillie Walter Crighton, Gl.), “used by boys of George Heriot's Hospital” (Edb. 1914 T.S.D.C. I.).
[O.E. bregdan, brēdan, to move quickly; O.N. bregða, pa.t. brā, to cause to move quickly (Zoëga). Cf. Brade, v.2, and Bray.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Bree v.3". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/bree_v3>