brayn

Middle English

Alternative forms

• braȝen, brayne, brain, brane, breyn, breyne, braine

Etymology

From Old English bræġn, from Proto-West Germanic *bragn, from Proto-Germanic *bragną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbræi̯n/, /ˈbræi̯ən/

Noun

brayn (plural braynes)

1. The brain or cerebrum; the organ of thought.
2. Brain matter; the substance the brain is made of.
3. The brains of animals used as food.
4. One's capacity of thought; the mind.
5. Bone marrow; the substance inside bones.

Derived terms

• brayn panne
• braynen
• braynles
• brayny

Descendants

• English: brain
• Scots: brane, braine
• Yola: bryne, brine, brian

References

• “brain, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-06.