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-hen, n. [Cf. Brodguse,n.] A brood-hen. —a1500 Colk. Sow iii. 93.
Hir best brod hen … Scho maid brud on thir eggis