brewe
Appearance
Middle English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old English brēowan.
Verb
[edit]brewe
- Alternative form of brewen
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old English brǣw, brēaw, brēġ, from Proto-Germanic *brēwō (besides *brūwō → Middle English browe).
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]brewe (plural brewes or breowen)
Usage notes
[edit]This word could have meant "eyelid" as well, as such usage is attested in Old English and Modern English.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “breu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-21.
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