brawne

Middle English

Alternative forms

• braun, braune, brawen, brawn, brawon

Etymology

From Old French braon, from Frankish *brādon, *brādan, accusative form of *brādō, from Proto-Germanic *brēdô (“meat, roast”). Doublet of brede (“roasted meat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brau̯n/, /ˈbrawun/

Noun

brawne (plural brawnes)

1. A muscle; muscle tissue.
2. Meat; flesh as food.
3. (specifically) Pork; pig flesh.
4. (rare) A boar.

Related terms

• brawny

Descendants

• English: brawn
• Scots: bran

References

• “braun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.