browden

adjective

brow·​den

ˈbrəu̇dᵊn

chiefly Scottish

: fond of : intently set upon

less browden still on cash than verse

—Allan Ramsay †1758

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English brogden, past participle of bregdan to move suddenly, weave together

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