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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.
BREEZE, v. “To be in heat (of a sow). Chiefly in partic[ipial] form breezan; ‘a b[reezan] soo'” (Ork. 1929 Marw.).
[Cf. Norw. bræsma, bresne = blesma, in heat (of goats and sheep) (Torp); O.N. blœsma, id. (Zoëga).]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Breeze v.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/breeze>
