bree

¹ British  

/ briː /

noun

1. broth, stock, or juice

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bree ² British  

/ briː /

noun

1. a Scot word for brunt

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Etymology

Origin of bree¹

Old English brīg , variant of brīw pottage; related to Old High German brīo soup, Old English brīwan to cook, Middle Irish brēo flame

Origin of bree²

C19: perhaps from earlier bree brow

Example Sentences

Or bawd bree, the rich hare broth of Scotland?

From Time Magazine Archive

Or are we to stan' aside an' lat it a' gang to dirt an' green bree?

From Malcolm by MacDonald, George

Let revellers sing of wassail bowls, Their wines and barley bree; My ain wee house and winsome wife Are dearer far to me.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles

There’s the picture of a knight, and a ladye bright, And the grene hollin abune their bree; There an Outlaw keeps five hundred men; He keeps a royal companie.

From Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series by Sidgwick, Frank

The words are misty enough in this case," she said, "and I do wish you would not tell the world that I paddle in the burn, or 'twine my bree wi' tasselled broom.'

From Penelope's Experiences in Scotland by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith