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breid

British  
/ briːd /

noun

  1. a Scot word for bread

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I'm gaein' to seek—no my fortin, but my daily breid.

From Donal Grant, by George MacDonald by George MacDonald

O sin is heavier nor the lead, The blessing's better nor the breid.

From Ballad Book by Katherine Lee Bates

O, a lad thinks lang o' hame ere he thinks his fill   As his breid he airns— An' they're thrashin' noo at the white fairm up on the hill   In the Howe o' the Mearns.

From Songs of Angus and More Songs of Angus by Violet Jacob

On breid ye're an unco sma' lairdie, But in hicht ye've a kingly gift!

From Heather and Snow by George MacDonald

On breid ye're an unco sma' lairdie,   But in hicht ye've a kingly gift!

From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 by George MacDonald

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