A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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*Braining, ppl. a. ? —1688 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII. 247.
The child . . said his head was braineing and cryed pitifullie . . till he deid Ib. 256.
The lade . . cryed his head was all braining
