bruss

Later on she taught him all the English words she remembered herself, which were three, 'bruss' and 'wass' and

The Story of Sonny Sahib Sara Jeannette Duncan

Mary ce tie ze ribbon roun my hat, and ce bruss me, and ce vash me, and ce make my curls come roun her fing-er, like my moder; and ce valk mit me to ze Meeting, and all ze time I sit mit her dare.

Stories of Childhood Various 1885