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

BROO, s. Broth, juice, &c.
V. [Bree].

BROODIE, adj.
1. Prolific; applied to the female of any species, that hatches or brings forth many young; as, a broodie hen, S.
2. Fruitful, in a general sense, S.
Z. Boyd.

BROOSE, s. A race at country weddings.
V. [Bruse].

BROSE, s. A kind of pottage made by pouring water or broth on meal, which is stirred while the liquid is poured, S. The dish is denominated from the nature of the liquid, as water-brose, kail-brose.
Ross.

A. S. ceales briu, kail-broo, S.; briwas niman, to take pottage or brose.

BROT, BROTACH, s. A quilted cloth or covering, used for preserving the back of a horse from being ruffled by the Shimach, on which the pannels are hung, being fastened to a pack-saddle; Mearns.

Isl. brot, plicatura.

To BROTCH, v. a. To plait straw-ropes round a stack of corn, S. B.; synon. [Brath], q. v.

Isl. brus-a, to fasten.

BROTHE, s. "A great brothe of sweet," a vulgar phrase used to denote a violent perspiration, S.