browe

Middle English

Alternative forms

broȝ, brou, brow, bru, brouwe, brwe, bruwe

Etymology

Inherited from Old English brū, from Proto-West Germanic *brūu, from Proto-Germanic *brūwō. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique forms.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bruː/, /briu̯/

Noun

browe (plural browes or browen)

The eyebrow (line of hair above the eyes)
The brow (part of the head the eyebrows are situated on)
The eyelid (covering over the eyes)
(rare) The brow (of a hill)

Descendants

English: brow
Geordie English: broo
Scots: broo

References

“brǒue, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-02.

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