broun
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Old English brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
broun (plural and weak singular broune)
- dark, dull, murky (in color)
- brown (of a brown color)
- brown-haired
- having brown skin
- (metal) bright, shining
Descendants
References
- “brǒun (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
Noun
broun
Descendants
References
- “brǒun (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
See also
whit | grey, hor | blak |
red; cremesyn, gernet | citrine, aumbre; broun, tawne | yelow, dorry, gul; canevas |
grasgrene | grene | |
plunket; ewage | asure, livid | blewe, blo, pers |
violet; inde | rose, murrey; purpel, purpur | claret |