- brìodal
- lovers' language, caressing, flattery; also brionnda, caressing, brionnal, flattery; possibly from brionn, a lie, dream (Irish), as in brionglaìd, q.v. Middle Irish brinneal means a beautiful young maid or a matron. Cf. briag. Arran brìd, whisper.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.