breard

Scots

Alternative forms

braird, breer, breird, breether

Pronunciation

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

Noun

breard (plural breards)

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

Verb

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

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

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