Scottish dialect word meaning fine, good, or excellent; used to express approval or admiration.
Scottish and Northern English dialect form, likely a phonetic variant or contraction of 'brave' in its older sense of 'excellent' or 'admirable.' The pronunciation shifted in these regional dialects.
Scottish English preserved older meanings of English words that have since changed—'braw' keeps the medieval sense of 'brave' meaning 'good' rather than just 'courageous,' which is why a Scottish grandmother might call her grandchild 'a braw lad.'
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