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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: 1724-1727, 1862-1901

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BRANG, v., pa.t. Brought.Sc. 1724–1727 Ramsay T. T. Misc. (1733) 211:
As fow as it gade I brang hame the sack, For the miller has taken nae mowter frae me.
Slg. 1862 D. Taylor Poems 15:
The verses that I wrote and brang To you, I ettled for a sang.
Gall.(D) 1901 Trotter Gall. Gossip 85:
John wus savage at this, for he whiles brang troot three or four pun wecht.

[Pa.t. of bring, formed on the analogy of sing, sang, etc. The reg. Sc. form is brocht. Cf. Eng. dial. variations in E.D.D. s.v. bring.]

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