Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BRÖD, Brød, Brūd, Brüid, n.4 “A track or path” (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., brūd); trail or spoor; “an opened road . . . a path or strip of ground trampled by cattle; remains of an old wall” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), brød. [brø:d]Sh.(D) 1899 J. Spence Sh. Folk-Lore 224:
Over hill and glen with eager step he follows the bröd until its end at the entrance to a yarff (hole in the moor) near the side of a burn.
Phr.: to brak da brüid, “to be the first to walk through new-fallen snow” (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.).
[O.N. braut, road (cut through rocks, forests, etc.) (Zoëga); Norw. braut, a way cleared in the snow or in a slope (Jak.), cogn. of O.E. brēotan, to break.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"BrÖd n.4". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 20 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/brod_n4>
