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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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BRICHTEN, BRICHEN, Brechen, v. Sc. forms of Eng. brighten. [′brɪçtn, ′brɪ̢çən]ne.Sc. 1995 Ken Morrice in Sheena Blackhall Lament for the Raj 31:
Ye've got the sangs, lassie,
The spik and the wey tae rug
an rive it intae shape,
tae dirl the lug, brichten the ee.Abd. 1926 L. Coutts Lyrics, etc. 99:
Hivin wis brechnin! Peter grew feart!Edb. 1856 J. Ballantine Poems 173:
O Love! . . . Thou canst brichten the mirkest hour.Lnk. 1865 J. Hamilton Poems and Sk. 89:
Tho' wrunkl't sair her face wi' eld It brichen't wi' a holy calm.