browe
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old English brū, from Proto-West Germanic *brūu, from Proto-Germanic *brūwō. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique forms.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
browe (plural browes or browen)
- The eyebrow (line of hair above the eyes)
- The brow (part of the head the eyebrows are situated on)
- The eyelid (covering over the eyes)
- (rare) The brow (of a hill)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “brǒue, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-02.