English word origin

Etymology of brait

Compare Welsh brith, feminine braith (“variegated”), Irish breá (“fine, comely”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A diamond in the rough; an uncut diamond.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Compare Welsh brith, feminine braith (“variegated”), Irish breá (“fine, comely”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Cognate mentionbrithcy
Cognate mentionbreága

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Machine-source provenance

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