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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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ABRAIRD, ABREARD, adv. or pred. adj. Brairded, sprouted. In most districts now archaic or poetical.Wgt. 1702 in G. Fraser Lowland Lore (1880) 26:
Yt no beasts be found lying upon ye streit aither night or day from ye tyme ye bear is abraird till ye samen be ingathered.Uls.2 1929:
Abraird, abreard, seed such as oats or wheat just sprouted and showing above ground.
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