braird
braird noun: the first shoots of grass or crops.
Noun
braird (uncountable)
- The first shoots of grass or crops.
- […] as he opened the various window-boards, loving couples flew off like hares surprised too late in the morning among the early braird.1824, James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Oxford, published 2010, page 9
Verb
braird (third-person singular simple present brairds, present participle brairding, simple past and past participle brairded)
- Of grass or crops: to show their first shoots above ground.
- Turnips—A very middling crop all over; brairded well, but too dry; […]1912, Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, Prize-essays and Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, page 325
braird meaning in Tamil
braird in Tamil
- நிலத்திற்கு மேல் முளைவிடு
Forms of braird
| third-person singular present | brairds |
|---|---|
| present participle | brairding |
| past participle | brairded |
| past | brairded |
Origin of braird
From Scots braird, from Old English brerd (“edge; spike, corner”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-.
Questions about braird
- What does braird mean?
- Braird means the first shoots of grass or crops.
- What is braird in Tamil?
- Braird in Tamil is நிலத்திற்கு மேல் முளைவிடு. See Braird meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is braird?
- Braird can be a noun or a verb.
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