Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BREEZE, v. “To be in heat (of a sow). Chiefly in partic[ipial] form breezan; ‘a b[reezan] soo'” (Ork. 1929 Marw.).
[Cf. Norw. bræsma, bresne = blesma, in heat (of goats and sheep) (Torp); O.N. blœsma, id. (Zoëga).]
