Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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†BRONSE, v. “To overheat one's self in a warm sun, or by sitting too near a strong fire” (Sc. 1808 Jam.).
[Bronze, the metal, is gen. derived from Lat. (aes) Brundisīnum, but the Sc. meaning suggests rather a connection with the root of Eng. burn; cf. It. bronze, glowing coals (Diez), and Ger. brunst, burning, heat.]
