Scottish and Northern English dialect: to browse or to bruise, or to make a rushing sound.
Possibly from Old Norse or Germanic roots. Related to browse or bruise, but the connection is unclear in this dialect form.
Broose exemplifies how the same word can evolve differently in different regions—what's 'browse' in standard English becomes 'broose' in Scots, showing language isn't a single tree but a branching forest.
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