brewe
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old English brēowan.
Verb[edit]
brewe
- Alternative form of brewen
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old English brǣw, brēaw, brēġ, from Proto-Germanic *brēwō (besides *brūwō → Middle English browe).
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
brewe (plural brewes or breowen)
Usage notes[edit]
This word could have meant "eyelid" as well, as such usage is attested in Old English and Modern English.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “breu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-21.
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