brae

[ brey, bree; Scots brey, bree ]

/ breɪ, bri; Scots breɪ, bri /

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noun Scot. and North England.

a slope; declivity; hillside.

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Origin of brae

1300–50; Middle English bra<Old Norse brā brow, cognate with Old English brēaw eyebrow, eyelid, Old High German brāwa (German Braue); for semantic development, cf. brow

Words nearby brae

Brady, bradycardia, bradykinesia, bradykinin, bradytelic, brae, Braeburn, braeheid, Braemar, Braford, brag

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How to use brae in a sentence

The latter is almost a sufficient explanation; but if we must be particular, Mr. Brae has yet more to tell us.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Mr. Brae, in the Appendix to his edition of Chaucer's Astrolabe (p. 101), has a long note on the present passage.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Mr Maxwell had seen Mr Fleming stepping up the brae, and he knew well that no words of his could comfort him.
David Fleming's Forgiveness|Margaret Murray Robertson
I heard the bell gang for men three tows a' rinnin', an' I see a lot o' men comin' up the brae.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh

Andrew lighted the boy's lamp and tore up the brae, leaving Robert shrieking in nervous fright.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh

British Dictionary definitions for brae

brae

/ (breɪ, Scottish bre) /

noun Scot

a hill or hillside; slope

(plural) an upland areathe Gleniffer Braes

Word Origin for brae

C14 bra; related to Old Norse brā eyelash, Old High German brāwa eyelid, eyebrow; compare brow

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