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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.

BRIM, n.2 Edge, used as in Eng., except in the phr. fa oure the brim, go to one's doom, destruction, as the swine in the parable, by falling over a precipice or into the sea. Known to Abd.2, Abd.9 1936. [brɪm, brɪ̢m]Sc. 1904 Burd Isabel in Ballads (ed. Child) No. 257 A. 16:
If eer I marry anither woman, Or bring anither hame, I wish a hundred evils may enter me, And may I fa oure the brim!

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