Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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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!
