
[Middle English bra, from Old Norse brā, eyebrow (unattested sense), eyelash.]

Coordinates: 60°23′45″N 1°21′01″W / 60.395717°N 1.350230°W
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| Population | 660 [1] (2001 census) est. 690[2] (2006) |
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| OS grid reference | HU359681 |
| Council area | Shetland |
| Lieutenancy area | Shetland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHETLAND |
| Postcode district | ZE2 |
| Dialling code | 01806 |
| Police | Northern |
| Fire | Highlands and Islands |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Orkney and Shetland |
| Scottish Parliament | Shetland |
| List of places: UK • Scotland • | |
Brae (Old Norse: Breiðeið, meaning "the wide isthmus") is a settlement on the mainland of the Shetland Islands in Scotland. It is located at the northeast end of Busta Voe, on the narrow isthmus that separates the mainland from Northmavine. Traditionally a fishing village, with the construction of the nearby Sullom Voe Oil Terminal in the 1970s Brae grew rapidly, merging with the nearby village of Northbrae. The village also stages its own Up Helly Aa.
The A970 which connects Lerwick to Northmavine forms the main street of Brae. Brae's police and fire stations, schools, and NHS clinic service much of the northern part of the mainland.
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Brae is the Lowland Scots word for the slope or brow of a hill. The word 'Brae' in Shetland dialect has a different meaning; it may come from the Old Norse word breiðr meaning broad. The village may take its name from the broad isthmus between Sullom Voe and Busta Voe as opposed to the narrower one a little further north at Mavis Grind.[3] Alternatively the name may mean "a slope to the sea".
There is a traditional folk song called "The Rocks of Brae".
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bakke, skrænt
Nederlands (Dutch)
steile helling/heuvel
Français (French)
n. - (Écosse) pente, côte
Italiano (Italian)
pendio, versante
Português (Portuguese)
n. - escarpa (f) (esc.)
Русский (Russian)
склон, откос
Español (Spanish)
n. - ladera, pendiente, declive
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stup, slutning
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
斜坡, 山坡
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 斜坡, 山坡
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 丘, 山腹, 堤の斜面
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) منحدر حاد
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - גבעה, מורד תלול, צלע הר
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