An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

BARNAGE, s.
1. Barons or noblemen, collectively viewed. Old Fr.
Wallace.
2. A military company; including both chieftains and followers.
Douglas.

BARNAT, adj. Native.
Our barnat land, q. the land of our barnheid or nativity.
Wallace.

BARNE, s. The same with [Barnage].

Old Fr. barnez, nobility.

Wallace.

BARNE, s. A child.
V. [Bairn].

BARNE, s. Apparently for barme, bosom.
Douglas.

BARNS-BREAKING, s. Any mischievous or injurious action; in allusion to the act of breaking up a barn for carrying off corn, S.

BARRACE, BARRAS, BARRES, BARROWIS, s.
1. A barrier, an outwork at the gate of a castle.
Wyntown.
2. An inclosure made of felled trees for the defence of armed men.
Wallace.
3. Lists for combatants.
Douglas.

Old Fr. barres, palaestra.