breard

== Scots == === Alternative forms === braird, breer, breird, breether === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbreɪːrd/, /ˈbreɪːr/ (Caithness) IPA(key): /ˈbriːðər/ (Southern Scots) IPA(key): /ˈbreɪrd/ === Noun === breard (plural breards) (archaic, agriculture) The first sprouting of crops (e.g. turnips, grain). === Verb === breard (third-person singular simple present breards, present participle breardin, simple past and past participle breardt) (archaic, agriculture) To sprout; to suddenly appear; to germinate.