"braird" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Scots braird, from Old English brerd (“edge; spike, corner”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|braird}} Scots braird, {{der|en|ang|brerd||edge; spike, corner}} Old English brerd (“edge; spike, corner”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰerH-}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} braird (uncountable)
  1. (Scotland) The first shoots of grass or crops. Tags: Scotland, uncountable
    Sense id: en-braird-en-noun-0sV43Fy2 Categories (other): Scottish English

Verb

Forms: brairds [present, singular, third-person], brairding [participle, present], brairded [participle, past], brairded [past]
Etymology: From Scots braird, from Old English brerd (“edge; spike, corner”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|braird}} Scots braird, {{der|en|ang|brerd||edge; spike, corner}} Old English brerd (“edge; spike, corner”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*bʰerH-}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- Head templates: {{en-verb}} braird (third-person singular simple present brairds, present participle brairding, simple past and past participle brairded)
  1. (Scotland, intransitive) Of grass or crops: to show their first shoots above ground. Tags: Scotland, intransitive
    Sense id: en-braird-en-verb-0495dvKt Categories (other): Scottish English

Inflected forms

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