† land-brist Sc. Obs.
Also byrst, birst.
[Cf. ON. brest-r outburst, crash.]
Surf.
| 1375 Barbour Bruce iv. 444 Bot the vynde wes thame agayn, That it gert sa the land-brist [v.r. byrst] ryss, That thai mycht weld the se na viss. 1513 Douglas æneis vii. Prol. 21 Landbrist rumland rudely. Ibid. x. vi. 11 Na land brist [ed. 1553 birst] lyppering on the wallis. |