Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: GUEST,parahandy Date: 10 Dec 02 - 12:45 PM Hmm, I hope Mary Lou was joinkg about the rock from Skara Brae! Otherwise I will have to set the "Leave Only Footprints, Take Only Pictures Police" on her! |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: greg stephens Date: 10 Dec 02 - 06:27 AM Go for it, masato. Your standard brae is normally well-provided with bracken, broom and other appropriate vegetation which provides excellent cover for any country pursuits that grab your fancy. |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: Wilfried Schaum Date: 10 Dec 02 - 05:26 AM Masato - Try to lay a wee lass on a brae, and you will know why they are mostly bonnie. probatum est. Wilfried |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: Boab Date: 10 Dec 02 - 01:40 AM Gin ye're stannin i' the biel o' a knowe, an' rinnin yer e'en frae the laight a' the wey tae the hiegh, ye're rinnin yer e'en up a brae [or doon a brae if ye stert frae the hiegh---och...this is waur nor yon auld yin aboot "mud" ; glaur, glauber or drookit stoor.] Aye---a merry CHRISTMAS, an' a guid New Year tae yez a'. I'll be in the Auld Country by Thursday. All the best! |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: GUEST,Mary Lou Ridgeway Date: 09 Dec 02 - 10:40 PM Well, I just wandered in, using a link from "Google" on Alaister McDonald (no flack about the spelling, I'm here accidently and won't be back to see it!) whom I heard while I was in Scotland, and by the time I finished this thread, you guys have me flat on the floor, kicking my heels up in the air. I was laughing so hard, I couldn't catch my breath. I just hope I don't wake up my poor husband. He'll send me to the looney bin for sure! Excuse me while I go rub my rock from "Scara Brae". Mary Lou |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: Don Firth Date: 09 Dec 02 - 01:21 PM A mold-ripened, whole-milk cheese with a whitish rind and a soft, light yellow center. Always glad to help. . . . Don Firth |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: greg stephens Date: 09 Dec 02 - 07:37 AM Re "put the gowans high" in an earlier post. This is gibberish. Try "pulled the gowans fine" (with pulled pronounced pu'd in the Scottish fashion). "Picked the fine daisies" in English. |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: Mr Happy Date: 09 Dec 02 - 06:08 AM around areas of cheshire & greater manchester- a small hill is often refered to as a 'brew' |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: GUEST,coco Date: 09 Dec 02 - 05:24 AM A'Brae' is a noun,also chiefly a scottish word. I believe it goes back to the 13th century..... meaning: A hillside especially alongside a loch/river. Hope this is of some help, if not keep asking? |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: Haruo Date: 07 Dec 02 - 11:39 PM One little quibble about the Glossary (which is generally great): since it was (apparently) compiled by computer without human intervention, it alphabetizes all words beginning with an apostrophe before the letter a. Now I don't know how they do these things in Scotland, but in Seattle when we want to look up "'Twas" we look between tuppence and twerp, not before aardvark. But correcting that little glitch efficiently and cost-effectively may not be a possibility. The index in the Esperanto hymnal Adoru is the same way (and it's a much bigger problem there), involving the alphabetical order of commas, apostrophes, hyphens, .... Leland |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: GUEST,Tom Hamitlon Date: 07 Dec 02 - 08:27 PM I know I spelt Saaltcoats 'saaltcoats' the reason is that I'm not used to this computer typwriter thing |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: GUEST,Tom Hamilton from SALTCOATSS Date: 07 Dec 02 - 08:22 PM To Nick and everyone else that reads this message please don't misspell my town 'SALTCOATS' only the Forigners spell it Saltcoates. There is no place in Scotland called SALTCOTES' or AYRESHIRE as well. The people of SALTCOATS are getting fed up with people who can't spell or listen. I'm sorry about all this however it gets me angry whenever people can't spell a town, even when it's written for them. |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: Joe Offer Date: 07 Dec 02 - 12:03 PM Say...this might be a good opportunity for me to invite people to look at our QuickLinks on almost every page. One of the selections is the Scottish Glossary (click). John in Brisbane and Pene Azul did a wonderful job on it. -Joe Offer- |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: GUEST,Nick Date: 07 Dec 02 - 11:52 AM I wonder if the area near Saltcotes is named for the view ? Would there be any Braes seen in the distance? Or could it be sarcastic? Like nameing a landfill Mt Trashmore? Nick |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: jimmyt Date: 07 Dec 02 - 10:33 AM Nigel, I guess Downs are from the uphill prospective, otherwise, they would be ups! TODD |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: Nigel Parsons Date: 07 Dec 02 - 10:14 AM Guest Tom Hamilton: I figure that is similar to describing rolling uplands as "Downs" Nigel |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: GUEST,daylia Date: 07 Dec 02 - 10:05 AM Always thought "brae" was what the donkeys say. Guess that's pretty ASS-inine! Hmmmmmm, 'pretty ASS-inine' .... Is that the 'nice view' you were referring to, Hollowfox? Sorry, I'm feeling a little strange today ... Hee-haw! - daylia |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: Hollowfox Date: 07 Dec 02 - 09:48 AM I suspect that so many braes are bonny from the many happy memories of connubial companionship. *wicked grin* Or, they could have just given a nice view of the valley. Er, the surrounding landscape, that is. |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: masato sakurai Date: 07 Dec 02 - 09:36 AM Why are many braes bonnie? |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: weepiper Date: 07 Dec 02 - 09:11 AM It's not from Gaelic, Gaelic and English both borrowed it from the Old Norse word for 'brow' as in eyebrow etc... it refers to the shape of the hill being like a brow. There are a lot of Norse words which appear in both English and Gaelic.... |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: Roger the Skiffler Date: 07 Dec 02 - 07:37 AM An e-cup bra. RtS (been opening the Xmas cracker jokes early!) |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: GUEST,Tom Hamilton Date: 06 Dec 02 - 11:53 PM I know that a brae is a hill, slope however in Saaltcoats where I live there is an area near Saltcoats's harbour called 'The braes' and yet it is a flat as anything. It's not even on a hill. I can't understand that! |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: Sandy McLean Date: 06 Dec 02 - 10:50 PM From the Gaelic "braighe" meaning upper slopes, higher ground. Sandy |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: GUEST,Rosebrook Date: 06 Dec 02 - 10:22 PM Hey! A dictionary is not a relic of the past! www.dictionary.com |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: John Routledge Date: 06 Dec 02 - 09:44 PM The advantage of coming here is that you get a bit of background. In Northern England we consider "brae" to be Scottish not English.We all know what "brae" means but never use it :0) Perhaps in the Middle Ages when the border was more blurred.... |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: Bobert Date: 06 Dec 02 - 09:33 PM Yeah, I've been wonderin' that myself. My Martin guitar is at the repair shop and I've been playin' a beater, a Fender la "BRAE". Bobert |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: jimmyt Date: 06 Dec 02 - 09:29 PM No bother, calonkat. Doesn't hurt a bit to answer a question. If someone wants to bitch about the bother, maybe they should not go to the trouble to respond! Have a nice Holiday season! TODD |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: GUEST,calonkat Date: 06 Dec 02 - 09:23 PM Not usually, usually we have 3 (one unabridged) but there are nativity sets and angels in the bookcase. Thought the internet would be faster than 1)figuring out where we put those books (in all the others) 2)going to the library Sorry for the bother... |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: GUEST Date: 06 Dec 02 - 09:18 PM Judging by many inquiries like this one, the dictionary is a relic of the past. |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: Uncle_DaveO Date: 06 Dec 02 - 09:05 PM A wonderful device for finding out such things, called a dictionary! Brae (n.) Scot & N. Eng. A slope, declivity, hillside. Dave Oesterreich |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: jimmyt Date: 06 Dec 02 - 09:04 PM according to this old Yankee, it refers to a hillside or slope , of Scottish usage. Hope this is close TODD |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: GUEST,Calonkat Date: 06 Dec 02 - 08:50 PM I guess as in "Maxwelton's braes are bonnie" Maybe this isn't a song she should be singing at 11 years old :-) |
Subject: RE: What is a 'brae' From: Clinton Hammond Date: 06 Dec 02 - 08:47 PM As in "Ye banks and braes o bonnie doon"? Or as in "we two hae run about the brae, and put the gowans high"? |
Subject: What is a 'brae' From: GUEST,Calonkat Date: 06 Dec 02 - 08:43 PM OK, my daughter is playing Annie Laurie on an old toy piano and wants to know what a "brae" is. I looked at a couple of hundred webpages and learned an amazing amount about Miss Laurie (not all of which I shared) and that everyone agrees the the braes are bonny. But I must have missed the part where someone explained what the heck they are! If someone knows, could they please explain it to me? Mudcat Scottish Glossary (click) |
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