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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Brewland, Breuland, n. Also: broweland. [Brew v.] Land connected with the brewing on an estate.Freq. associated with place-names, as the brewland(is) of Rosneth.a 1300 Liber Calchou 258.
Intra terram cultam de follawe … et brewlandes 1444–5 Inchaffray Chart. p. cxlvi.
Terram que dicitur breuland que jacet versus monasterium 1451 Exch. R. V. 480.
Cum molendino de le Brewland [de Kynclevin] 1461 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 362.
The forsaide landys … wyth … mylnys, mvlterys & thir folowyngis, smythiis, breulandis, hawkyngis [etc.] 1477 Exch. R. IX. 101 note.
Auld Lindoris with the brewlandis, cotagiis and yairdis therof 1501 Acta Conc. MS. X. 127.
The landis callit the brewland of Rossneth 1512 Reg. Cupar A. I. 287.
The broweland of Auchinleck is set to Donald Thom 1516 Ib. 297.
The brewland of Auchinlech with the fredom 1530 Ex. Processes (Reg. H.) No. viii.
His duelling hous of the brewland callit the Hawhill 1557 Reg. Cupar A. II. 162.
All and haill the brew land … with fredome and preuilege of brewing for … thairis lyftymes 1593 Acts IV. 36/2.
The manis of Tynningham, tuentie husband landis, tuentie coit landis, fyve brew landis [etc.]
