brewe

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English brēowan.

Verb

brewe

Alternative form of brewen

Etymology 2

From Old English brǣw, brēaw, brēġ, from Proto-Germanic *brēwō (besides *brūwō → Middle English browe).

Alternative forms

breȝe, breu, bree, bre, bregh, breye

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /breː/, /brɛu̯/, /ˈbræi̯/

Noun

brewe (plural brewes or breowen)

An eyebrow; the hair above the eyes.
(rare) A rise on the side of a river.

Usage notes

This word could have meant "eyelid" as well, as such usage is attested in Old English and Modern English.

Descendants

English: bree (dialectal)
Scots: brew, bree

References

“breu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-21.

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