brawne

Middle English

Alternative forms

braun, braune, brawen, brawn, brawon

Etymology

From Old French braon, from Frankish *brādon, *brādan, accusative form of *brādō, from Proto-Germanic *brēdô (“meat, roast”). Doublet of brede (“roasted meat”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /brau̯n/, /ˈbrawun/

Noun

brawne (plural brawnes)

A muscle; muscle tissue.
Meat; flesh as food.
(specifically) Pork; pig flesh.
(rare) A boar.

Related terms

brawny

Descendants

English: brawn
Scots: bran

References

“braun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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