brayn

Middle English

Alternative forms

braȝen, brayne, brain, brane, breyn, breyne, braine

Etymology

From Old English bræġn, from Proto-West Germanic *bragn, from Proto-Germanic *bragną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbræi̯n/, /ˈbræi̯ən/

Noun

brayn (plural braynes)

The brain or cerebrum; the organ of thought.
Brain matter; the substance the brain is made of.
The brains of animals used as food.
One's capacity of thought; the mind.
Bone marrow; the substance inside bones.

Derived terms

Descendants

English: brain
Scots: brane, braine
Yola: bryne, brine, brian

References

“brain, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-06.

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