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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1908-1914

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BRAN, n.2 In phr. to be upo de (upoda) bran. (See quots.)Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
To be upo de b[ran], to be on the point of going out or of doing something.Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.:
“Upoda bran” — on watch, on the lookout.

[Allied to Icel. brana, to burst (boldly) out (Jak.).]

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