browe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• broȝ, brou, brouwe, brow, bru, brwe
• bruwe (Early Middle English)

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): /ˈbruː(ə)/

Noun

browe (plural browes or browen)

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

Descendants

• English: brow
• Geordie: broo
• Scots: broo

References

• “brǒue, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2 July 2018.