bree
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English brewe, bre, bregh, from Old English brēġ (“eyelid”) (Anglian dialect). Compare West Saxon brǣw, brēaw, brēaġ (“eyelid”), from Proto-Germanic *brēwō. Cognate with Dutch (wenk)brauw, German Braue. Compare brae from the same source. Apparently related to brow.
Noun edit
bree (plural brees)
- (obsolete or dialectal, Scotland) The eyelid.
- (obsolete or dialectal, Scotland) The eyebrow.
- (Scotland) The brow; forehead.
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English bre, breie (“broth; gravy”), apparently from Old English brīw, brīġ (“pottage; porridge”), from Proto-West Germanic *brīw (“porridge; mash”), whence also German Brei, Dutch brij. Alternatively, the word could be a cognate of German Brühe (“broth”), from Middle High German brüeje, from the verb brüejen (“to scald, boil”), from Proto-Germanic *brōaną, whence modern German brühen, Dutch broeien, Middle Low German brȫjen. This is less likely, however, since the verb is not attested in English nor in Old Norse. Both paths eventually lead to the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil, toss, cook, brew”), whence also English broth and brew.
Noun edit
bree (plural brees)
Derived terms edit
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Galician edit
Verb edit
bree
- inflection of brear:
Manx edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish bríg (“force, power, value”), from Proto-Celtic *brīgos (“strength”) (compare Welsh bri (“fame, distinction”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrih₂-g-, a suffixed extended form of *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”) (compare Latin gravis, Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), and Sanskrit गुरु (gurú).
Noun edit
bree m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])
- power
- energy, stamina, vigour
- animation, glow
- virtue
- initiative
- validity
- drift, essence, gist, significance, implication, importance
- effect
- interpretation
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
bree (verbal noun breeaghey, past participle breeaghit)
- to power, energize, invigorate
Mutation edit
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bree | vree | mree |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Middle English edit
Noun edit
bree
- Alternative form of brewe
Scots edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps from Old English brēowan.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bree (plural brees)
Spanish edit
Verb edit
bree
- inflection of brear: