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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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†BRIN, Brinn, n.², v. Also (prob. misprint) brim.

I. n. “A ray, a beam, a flash” (n.Sc. 1808 Jam.).Bnff. 1869 W. Knight Auld Yule 27:
A brim o' lightnin' whiskit through the trees.Abd.(D) 1785 R. Forbes Ulysses' Answer in Sc. Poems 29:
An' a' the skyrin brins o' light That blink the poles aroun.

II. v. To flash, gleam. Also transf. of falling water. Deriv. brimer.Bnff. 1869 W. Knight Auld Yule 78, 79: 
While frae the North, wi' fitfu' glare. The dancers brinn'd athort the air. . . . She tears alang wi' menseless hash; And faems and twists, and birls red wud. An' rumblin' hurls wi' brimerin' thud.