braw

Scots

Etymology

Alteration of brave. Compare Swedish bra (“good; fine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɑː/

Adjective

braw (comparative mair braw, superlative maist braw)

1. fine, handsome, good
   • 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:

     This man, so gallant and braw, would never be for her; doubtless the fine suit and the capering horse were for Joan o' the Croft's pleasure.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• brawlike

Noun

braw (plural braws)

1. (in the plural) Sunday best
   • 1839, Walter Scott, The Heart of Midlothian, page 207:

     "Ay, Madge," said Mr. Sharpitlaw, in a coaxing tone; "and ye're dressed out in your braws, I see; these are not your every-days' claiths ye have on."

     "Ah, Madge," said Mr. Sharpitlaw, in a coaxing tone; "and you're dressed up in your Sunday best, I see; these are not your everyday clothes you have on."

References

• “braw, a.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 7 June 2024, reproduced from William A[lexander] Craigie, A[dam] J[ack] Aitken [et al.], editors, A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue: […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1931–2002, →OCLC.
• “braw, adj., adv.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 7 June 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /braːu̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /brau̯/
• Rhymes: -au̯

Noun

braw m (plural brawiau)

1. fright, terror, dread

   Synonyms: dychryn, arswyd, ofn

Derived terms

• brawychu (“to frighten”)
• brawychus (“frightful, terrifying”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of braw

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
braw	fraw	mraw	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “braw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies