braw

adjective (braw, brawer, brawest) — Scots, dialect

«braw» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(Scots) Braw means fine, good, lovely or handsome, as in a braw day. tree →

In the lessons

Braw is a Scottish word heard in Scotland and in Scottish stories and songs. Scottish people may say It's a braw day for sunny weather or That's braw for great. In lessons on dialects it shows that English is spoken in many ways.

Examples

It's a braw day for a walk up the hill. (Scots) tree →
That's a braw jumper you've got on. (Scots) tree →
We had a braw time at the ceilidh. (Scots) tree →
Gran says the view is braw. (Scots) tree →
A braw lad and a bonny lass walked by. (Scots) tree →

Note

Braw is dialect from Scotland and northern England; in standard English say fine, lovely or great. It sounds like the start of brawl without the l. Do not confuse with bra or bro.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «braw» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«braw» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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