Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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†BRAGGAND, ppl.adj. Boastful, bombastic. The early Sc. form of the pr.p. of brag has here been preserved.Sc. 1737 Ramsay Proverbs 10:
Bare Gentry braggand Beggars.