France

(Bretagne), in Devon, and Cornwall, and Wales. They belonged to the people whose names ended in x, such as Latins, Sabines, ., as distinguished by scholars from races whose names end in k. Their legends spoke of an original Bruit, or Brut, Dr Isaac Taylor (Notes and Queries, 29th May 1886) would connect the word with bre or bray for “hill,” “ promontory,” “ bank ” (Scottish brae).