A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Brod, Brode, a. [e.m.E. brode, replacing Sc. braid Brade a.] Broad. —c1590 J. Stewart 207 § 29.
My plesand pathe and ampill port … So brawe and brod a1605 Birrel Diary 18.
A verey brode stanke 1632 14th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. iii. 235.
Ane brod gold perling 1691 Conv. Burghs IV. 141.
The manufactory of old brod cards
