A steep hillside or slope, especially in Scotland and Northern England, typically covered with grass or heather.
From Old Norse 'brá' meaning eyebrow, because hillsides resemble the curved shape of an eyebrow. The word has been used in Scottish English for centuries to describe characteristic landscape features.
The word 'brae' perfectly captures why Scottish landscape is so poetic—those rolling, steep-sided hills create a distinctive geography that the Scots needed their own word for, and now it's famous worldwide.
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