brae, river-bank: III, 484 a, 32; burn-brae, IV, 275, C b 8. Cholar foord brae-head, III, 482, 21?
brae, brow: III, 4, 17.
braid, IV, 399, 28: breadth. See breed. Adj., broad.
braid (broad) letter, II, 20, 3; 25, 3; 26, 3; 27, 3; 251, 2; 393, 4; IV, 118, C 1; 119, D 1; 120, 1; 373, 2; 382, 3: either a letter on a broad sheet or a long letter. The king’s letter, II, 21, 3; 23, E 3; 24, 3, is lang, and at 22, 3, is large. A braid letter has been interpreted to be an open one, a patent, but in almost every case here cited the letter is said to be sealed. The letter at II, 251, 2, is private and confidential, written by a lady. Private folk write broad letters, IV, 320, 1; 339, 13; 342, 17; 343, 7; a lady again, II, 382, 5; 395, 18; IV, 233, 20; 342, 6; 343, 2.
brain, II, 124, 39; 130, 28; 131, 20; 133, 9; 169, 25; 407, 10; III, 274, 33: mad.
brake, break, V, [166], 8; [306], 7: cause to break off, correct, cure.
braken, III, 299, 12, 14; 300, 25, 26: fern. See bracken.
braken, I, 350, 17: p. p. of break.
bramly, III, 9, 13: brambly, thorny.
branded (bull), III, 459, 7: of a reddish brown color.