braird

[braird]Chiefly Scot.

noun

the first sprouts or shoots of grass, corn, or other crops; new growth.

verb (used without object)

(of a crop or a seed) to sprout; appear above the ground.

Origin of braird

1400–50; late Middle English breird, variant of brerd a sprout, to sprout, Old English brerd edge, top; akin to brad

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Historical Examples of braird

The standing bush keeps frost off the braird, which could not look better.
The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825
Gordon Sellar
Somewhere about twelve days after the sowing the shoots appear above ground, when the “braird” is about four inches high.
The Khedive's Country
George Manville Fenn