A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1577-1585
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Brute, Bruit, a. [ME. brute (15th c.), F. brut, brute, L. brūtus.] Brute beste, an animal. — a1578 Pitsc. II. 96/5.
Lyk woode brutte beistis a1585 Polwart Flyt. 589.
Aye there vsing offices of a bruit beast
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