Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BRANGIN SOB, n.comb. A period of rain and high tides occurring about the middle of May (Bnff. 1881 W. Gregor Folk-Lore 114). [′brɑŋɪn] [Corruption of Brendan, a 6th c. Irish saint, patron of Boyndie parish, near Bnff. See Sob, and Brandon in Suppl. (Fairs).]
