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

Isl. brak-a, strepo.

BRAIK, BREAK, s. An instrument used in dressing hemp or flax, for loosening it from the core, S.
Watson's Coll.

Teut. braecke, id. malleus stuparius, vulgo linifrangibula.

BRAIK, s. An internal mortification; a disease among sheep, Ang.
V. [Braxy].

Su. G. braeck, a defect of any kind.

BRAIKIT, adj. Speckled, S.

Ir. breac, brek, id.

BRAYMEN, s. pl. The name given to those who inhabit the southern declivity of the Grampian hills, S.
D. Buchanan.

BRAIN, s. Voice. "A braw brain," "a strong brain," a powerful voice, Ang.

To BRAINDGE, v. n. "To run rashly forward," S. O.
Burns.