brewe

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English brēowan.

Verb

brewe

1. Alternative form of brewen

Etymology 2

From Old English brǣw, brēaw, brēġ, from Proto-Germanic *brēwō (besides *brūwō → Middle English browe).

Alternative forms

• breȝe, breu, bree, bre, bregh, breye

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /breː/, /brɛu̯/, /ˈbræi̯/

Noun

brewe (plural brewes or breowen)

1. An eyebrow; the hair above the eyes.
2. (rare) A rise on the side of a river.

Usage notes

This word could have meant "eyelid" as well, as such usage is attested in Old English and Modern English.

Descendants

• English: bree (dialectal)
• Scots: brew, bree

References

• “breu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-21.