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Brand, s. 1. A stick lighted, or fit to be lighted in
the fire : aithine, bioran-teine, bior-dearg, bior
tioram, maide connaidh. 2. a sword : claidheamh,
lann. 3. a thunderbolt : beithir, gath tàirneinich.
4. a mark made by burning a criminal with a hot
iron, a stigma : comharradh tàire, losgadh, mi-
chliu, tàmailt. 5. any note of infiimy : tàir-losgadh,
mi-chliu, comharradh droch dhuine.
Brand, v. a. 1. Mark with a brand, or note of in-
famy : tilg athais air, maslaich, cuir comharradh
air le iarunn dearg, ioisg.
Brandgoose, s. Gèadh fiadhaich.
Brandiron, «. Socair phoit air teallach.
Brandish, v. a. 1. Wave, or flourish as a weapon:
crath, luaisg, tog suas. 2. play with, flourish :
crath, cuir mu 'n cuairt gu h-àrd, luaisg.
Brandle, v. n. Crithich, bi crathadh, starachasaich.
Brandy, s. Branndaidh.
Brangle, ,?. Trod, aimhreit, connsachadh, stri-lagha,
brionglaid.
Brangling, s. Comh-stri, trod, connsachadh, briong-
laid.
Brangle, v. n. Trod, connsaich, rach a lagh.
Branny, CTf^'. 1. Having the appearance of bran:
càthach, garbhanach. 2. consisting principally of
bran : càthach, làn garbhain.
Bransle, 5. Koimh cheile, dannsa ròpach.
Brant, adj. Corrach, cas.
Brasen, adj. Umhach, air a dheanamh do dh'umha.
Brasier, s. 1. A manufacturer that works in brass :
pràisiche, fear-oibreachaidh umha, ceard-umha,
umhadair. 2. a pan to hold coals : aghann umha.
Brass, s. 1. A yellow metal made by mixing cop-
per with lapis calaminaris : umha, pràis. 2. impu-
dence. See Brass-visaged. 3. used for copper :
copar, umha.
Brass-visaged, a(ij. Pràis-ghnuiseach, an-dàna, lad-
ama.
Brassica, s. See Cabbage.
Brassiness, s. Pràiseachd.
Brassy, oi^'. 1. Partaking of brass: umhach, mar
phràisicli. 2. hard as brass : cruaidh mar umha.
3. impudent : an-dàna, ladarna, mar umha, mar
phràisich.
Brast, jtart. Briste, sgàinte.
Brat, s. 1. A child so called in contempt : isean,
garrach, ablach, siochair, droch teanabh. 2. the
progeny, the offspring : linn, clann, sliochd.
Bravado, *. Uaill bheadaidh, maoidheadh, spagluinn.
Brave, adj. 1. Courageous, daring, bold : mis-
neachail, curanta, dàna, foghainteach, gaisgeil, cal-
ma. 2. gallant, having a noble mien, lofty, graceful :
gaisgeil, fearail, mòralach, àrd-bheachdail, treun,
foinneamh. 3. magnificent, grand : mòralach,
urramach. 4. excellent, noble : gasda, òirdheirc,
mòralach, urramach. 5. fine, showy : finealta,
grinn, foinneamh.
Brave, «. 1. A hector, a man daring beyond de-
cency, or discretion : baoth-churaidh. 2. a boast,
a challenge, a defiance : bòsd, maoidheadh, dùlan.
Brave, r. a. 1. Defy, challenge, set at defiance:
dùlauaich, maoidli air, tairg cath. 2. carry a boast-
ing appearance of : amhairc raisneachail, thoir dù-
lan, tairg cath. 3. make fine or splendid : mais-
ich, dean àluinn.
Bravely, adv. See Brave, adj.
Bravery, s. 1. Courage, magnanimity, generosity,
gallantry : misneach, gaisge, treubhantas, fearalas,
curantachd. 2. splendour, magnificence: mòralachd,
mòr-chuis, fìnealtachd, grinneas. 3. show, osten-
tation : greadhnachas, mòr-chuis, spagluinn. 4.
bravado, boast : spagluinn, fein-mholadh, faoin-
ghlòir.
Bravingly, adv. Gu dùlanach, gu ladarna, gu mi-
mhodail.
Bravo, s. Mortair ceannaichte, fear-marbhaidh air
son duals.
Brawl, v. a. et n. I, Drive away by noise : cuir
air theicheadh le gleadhraicb, bodhair. 2. fjig.j
beat down : buail gu làr, fuaimnich a sios. 3.
quarrel noisily and indecently : trod, dean briong-
laid, bi tuaireapach, dean comh-stri. 4. speak
loud and indecently : dean gleadhraicb, trod, conn-
saich. .5. make a noise : dean stararaich.
Brawl, s. lorghuill, brionglaid, gleadhraicb, strang-
al, trod.
Brawler, s. Fear-iorghuill, balach brionglaideach.
Brawling, s. Trod, connsachadh.
Brawlingly, adv. Gu connspaideach, gu h-iorgh-
uilleach.
Brawn, s. 1. The fleshy, or musculous part of the
body : feòil theann, feòil is feithean. 2. the arm :
feòil a' ghàirdein, gàirdean fèitheach. 3. bulk,
muscular strength : meud, tomaltas, dòmhlachd,
neart-bhall. 4. the flesh of a boar : cruaidh-fheòil
tuirc. 5. a boar : tore.
Brawned, adj. Làidir, fèitheach.
Brawner, s. Tore biadhta.
Brawniness, s. Neart, spionnadh, liiths, cruas.
Brawny, adj. 1. Musculous, fleshy, bulky: fèith-
each, tomadach, làidir, cruaidh-ghreimeach. 2.
("Jiff. J hard, unfeeling : cruaidh-chridheach, neo-
thruacanta.
Bray, v. a. et n. 1. Pound, or grind small : pronn,
min-phronn, bruth, meil. 2. emit, give vent to :
langain, raoichd, rain, beuc. 3. make a noise as
an ass : sitir, raoichd, ran. 4. make an offensive,
harsh, or disagreeable noise : sgreuch, bi sgalart-
aich.
Bray, s. 1. Voice of an ass: sitir asail. 2. harsh
sound : sgrcad, sgreuch, sgalartaich, rànail. 3. a
bank of earth : beinge thalrahainn.
Brayer, s. 1. One that brays like an ass : sitriche,
fear-sitrich, sgreadair. 2. a pounder, or beater of
things till they are made very small : pronnadair,
bruthadair.
Braying, s. Garrag, gleadhraicb.
Braze, v. a. 1. Solder with brass: tàth le umha,
càirich le pràis. 2. harden to impudence : cruadh-
aich le mi-nàire.
Brazen, adj. 1. Made of brass: umhach, air a
dheanamh am pràis. 2. impudent : an-dàna, lad.
arna, mi-nàrach.
Brazen, v. n, Bi bathaiseach, bi an-dàna.