breard

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbreɪːrd/, /ˈbreɪːr/
  • (Caithness) IPA(key): /ˈbriːðər/
  • (Southern Scots) IPA(key): /ˈbreɪrd/

Noun

breard (plural breards)

  1. (archaic, agriculture) The first sprouting of crops (e.g. turnips, grain).

Verb

breard (third-person singular simple present breards, present participle breardin, simple past breardt, past participle breardt)

  1. (archaic, agriculture) To sprout; to suddenly appear; to germinate.
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