▪ I. brunie, -y(e
obs. ff. brinie.
▪ II. brunie, n. Sc. (Orkney and Shetland).
Brit. /ˈbruːni/, /ˈbrʊni/, U.S. /ˈbruni/, /ˈbrʊni/, Orkney /ˈbruni/, Shetland /ˈbr{obar}ni/
Forms: 18– brönie[Shetland], 18– broonie, 18– bruni, 18– brünie[Shetland], 18– brunnie, 18– brünnie[Shetland], 18– brunny, 19– br{obar}ni[Shetland], 19– brönnie[Shetland], 19– brunie
[Probably > adj., with reference to the colour when baked), with ending remodelled after -y suffix6.]
A type of scone or bannock. Freq. with modifying word. Cf. mealing-brunie n. at mealing n.1 Compounds 2.
| 1821 D. P. Campbell Harley Radington I. 264 They form it [sc. burstan] into small cakes, almost as round as a ball, a little flattened, which they call broonies. 1882 Ballou's Monthly Mag. Oct. 358/1 Savory sausages..rolls teaming from the oven..a species of oatcake called ‘fat brunnies’. 1932 J. M. E. Saxby Shetland Trad. Lore 170 Tautie-brunies were composed of mashed potatoes and milk and flour. 1976 R. Bulter Shaela 50, I med twartree brünnies... Een or twa o dem mebbe wir slightly kolcoomed, Bit dey'll juist hae ta dü for da day. 1988 Shetland Folk Bk. 8 43 Mammy gets hers upstairs in bed with a scone or brünie..and a generous coating of fresh butter. 2000 Independent on Sunday 5 Nov. (Review Suppl.) 62/1 The oatcake yule-brunie..has a hole in the middle..and is pinched into points. 2002 Aberdeen Press & Jrnl. (Nexis) 10 June 8 [He] then made tasty oat round biscuits and the sticky but healthy Orkney broonie. |