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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Brume, n. Also: brum, brwm(e, bruym, breum, brewm. [Normal variant spelling of Brome n.]

1. The plant broom. Also in collective sense.Appears early in the place-name Brumcrok (c 1300). 1478 14th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. iii. 20.
Turf, pete, hathir, cole and brume 1535 Stewart 19551.
Quhill all the brum with blude wer ouir brodin 1541 Treas. Acc. VII. 474.
For expens debursit … vpoun the theking of the dungeoun and keching tour … with brume and dovet 1540 Lynd. Sat. 1810.
Quhen in the colpots of Tranent Butter will grow on brume 1549 Compl. 67/23.
I sau brume, that prouokis ane person to vome ald feume 1551 Reg. Cupar A. II. 71.
Our said place at all tymes salbe … reddy to ws … wyth eldyng of fallyn wod and brwme 1555–6 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 185.
For twa laid of brume to mend the sande housis 1572 Treas. Acc. MS. 240.
To twa men for … wetcheing of the rys and brwme to be gabionis lyand at the Gray Freir porte 1580 Edinb. Test. VII. 369.
Tua croftis … betuix the brume & the lone 1597 Crim. Trials II. 27.
Scho … bad hir tak brwme and cammamyle and seith in quheit vyne 1643 Tulliallan Coal Wks. 5 b.
For oncost att the geatt and brume

2. pl. Bushes or stretches of broom. 1500 Acta Conc. II. 440; Ib. 451.
[An action] for the wrangus … distruccione of his housis, yardis, brewmys and biggingis 1541 Reg. Privy S. II. 676/1.
All … thair landis, woddis, boggis, hanyngis, dykis, brumis, ȝardis [etc.] c 1567 Liber Calchou 532.
The keping of the brumes and the vester mido in the Placis handis 1570 Sat. P. xv. 20.
In signe of dule lat na grene blaid On lawraine grow, or brwmis 1663 Forbes Baron Ct. 243.
The said tenentis … sall not cutt or puy any of the maister of Forbes brumes

3. Attrib. with bank, croft, dyke, feld, hill, law. (Mainly as place-names.) 1490 Reg. Paisley 265.
Ad commune dicti burgi et le Bruymdyk 1509 Thanes of Cawdor 121.
He send Sande Nicol … til ane bruym hil … to tak stat In my name 1536 Prot. Bk. M. Fleming 94.
Twa ryggis of land lyand in the brwme law c 1567 Liber Calchou 490.
The brumebank … The brumecroft 1570 Leslie 92.
At a brume feld besyd Milfeild thay forgadderit