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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Brouk(e, Browk(e, v. Also: brouc, brouik; browyke. [ME. brouk(e, bruken, OE. brúcan. Cf. Brok(e v. and Bruke v.]

1. tr. To have the use or possession of (land, etc.).A common form from c 1425 to 1575, esp. with regard to the occupancy of land; freq. coupled with jois, and occasionally with other verbs, as dispone, occupy, possede.(a) a1400 Leg. S. ii. 878.
The quhilk joy Petir and Paule Browkis now in body and sawle
1388 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 294.
The forsaid … sall haff and browk the franc tenement of the land
1425 Milne Home MSS. 19.
The sayd Alexander beand balȝe, browkand the sayde office
1471 Buccleuch Mun. II. 71.
To browke and joyse the keping of the Ermitag
1499 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 625.
[The lands] to be browkit, manurit, occupyit & josit
c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxvi. 49.
Sum, vnworthy to browk ane stall, Wald clym to be ane cardinall
1521 Maxwell Mem. I. 247.
[They] sal browyke, joys, and manwr … the forsaid landis
1522 Prestwick B. Rec. 50.
Thay … sal browk na fredowm of the toune quhell our souirane lordis be fulfillit
1557 Rec. Earld. Orkney 108.
Thome profferrit to browk the merkland forsaid
(b) 1433 Liber Coll. Glasg. 167.
To be haldyn … als frely as ony land is broukyt or possedyt in fe
1443 Acts II. 33/2.
All & sindri landis … as his fadir broukit thaim
1454 Liber Coll. Glasg. 177.
The said Johne … broucand the frank tenement … of the said landis … for hys tym
1466 Acta Aud. 5/1.
Elisabethe … sall pesably brouke … hir junt feftment
1474 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 32.
He sall … brouke the priuilege of the craft
c1515 Asl. MS. I. 262/1.
The erldom of Northumbirland he suld brouke fre
1544 Acts II. 449/2.
Sua that he may brouke his heretage of admiralite
1556 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 246.
The said Johne sall brouke, joys, vs, and exerce the said office … all the dayis of his life
a1570-86 Maitl. F. xviii. 61.
To gar trew folk brouk thair iust possessioun
Ib. xxx. 170.
To brouk wirschip and honour with the laif
1587 Reg. Privy C. IV. 184.
Swa that he may not peceablie brouk nor jois his awne heritage

2. absol. To have in possession or use. 1465 Liber Dryburgh 278.
Enterand to the said takkis … the feist of Witsonday … and safurth broukand and joseand
1473 Reg. Cupar A. I. 182.
Al our landis of Balmyle with … esmentis as tha war wnt to brouk
1545 Glasgow Dioc. Reg. I. 129.
The said Patrik broukand for his lif tym, ane agit man beddrale

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