brae

[ brey, bree; Scots brey, bree ]

nounScot. and North England.
  1. a slope; declivity; hillside.

Origin of brae

1
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

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British Dictionary definitions for brae

brae

/ (breɪ, Scottish bre) /


nounScot
  1. a hill or hillside; slope

  2. (plural) an upland area: the Gleniffer Braes

Origin of brae

1
C14 bra; related to Old Norse brā eyelash, Old High German brāwa eyelid, eyebrow; compare brow

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