- bruthach
- a brae: *brut-acos, root bru, from bhru, brow; See bruach. Scottish brae is of a similar origin, founded on Norse brá, eyelid, brow (Murray).
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.
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