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Augbraame

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Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German ougebrā (ougenbrā, ougenbrāwe), from ouge + brā, equivalent to Aug (eye) +‎ Braame (brow). Cognate with German Augenbraue. Compare also English eyebrow, Dutch oogbrauw.

Noun

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Augbraame f

  1. (Uri, anatomy) eyebrow

References

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  • Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 22.: "œʊkbrōmə f. Braue"