Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BRIGDIE, BREGDIE, n. “The basking shark, Squalus maximus” (Sh., n.Sc. 1825 Jam.2; Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., brigdé; 1908 Jak. (1928), brigda, brigdi; 1913–1914 J. M. Hutcheson W.-L., bragde; Ork. 1929 Marw.). [′brɪgda, ′brɪgdi Sh.; ′brɪgde Ork.]Sh.(D) 1899 J. Spence Sh. Folk-Lore 122:
The whale or fjaedin, or bregdie (as some of these aquatic monsters were called), was very much dreaded by the old fishermen.n.Sc. 1810 P. Neill List of Fishes in Wernerian Nat. Hist. Soc. (1811) I. 550–551:
Basking Shark . . . in the north of Scotland . . . is called pricker, and brigdie.
