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

BRAD, part. pa. Roasted.
V. [next word].

To BRADE, v. a. To roast.
Sir Gawan and Sir Gal.

A. S. braed-an, id. braedde, assatus.

To BRADE, BRAID, v. n.
1. To move quickly, to take long steps in rapid succession.
Douglas.
2. To spring, to start.
Gawan and Gol.
3. To break out, to issue with violence.
Douglas.
4. To draw out quickly; used actively, especially with respect to the unsheathing or brandishing of a sword, or other weapon of this kind.
Wallace.

Isl. braad-a, accelerare. At bregd-a sverde, gladium evaginare vel stringere. A. S. braed-an, exerere, stringere.

BRADE, BRAIDE, s. A start, a spring, a quick motion of the body.
Dunbar.

Isl. bregd, versura.

To BRADE, BRAID, v. a. To attack, to assault; Rudd.

Isl. bregd-a manne nidur, sternere virum.

BRAID, s. Assault, aim to strike.
Douglas.