bree

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɹiː/, SAMPA: /bri:/

Etymology 1

From Old English brǣw, brēaw, from Proto-Germanic *brēw-. Cognate with Dutch (wenk)brauw, German Braue. Apparently not related to brow.

Noun

bree (plural brees)

1. (obsolete) The eyelid.
2. (obsolete) The eyebrow.

Etymology 2

Origin uncertain.

Noun

bree (plural brees)

1. (obsolete except Scotland) Broth.

Anagrams

• beer
• bere

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish bríg (“force, power, value, virtue, strength, vigour, vitality”).

Noun

bree m.

1. power
2. energy, stamina, vigour
3. animation, glow
4. virtue
5. initiative
6. validity
7. drift, essence, gist, significance, implication, importance
8. effect
9. interpretation

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bree	vree	mree
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Derived terms

• breeoil
• co-vree
• neuvree
• neuvreeagh

Verb

bree (verbal noun breeaghey, past participle breeaghit)

1. to power, energize, invigorate

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bree	vree	mree
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Scots

Etymology

Perhaps from Old English brēowan.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bri/, SAMPA: /bri/

Noun

bree (plural brees)

1. broth, liquor
2. juice, essence (of a liquid or a flower).

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Spanish

Verb

bree (infinitive brear)

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of brear.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of brear.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of brear.