brawne

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === braun, braune, brawen, brawn, brawon, broyn === Etymology === From Old French braon, from Frankish *brādon, *brādan, accusative form of *brādō, from Proto-Germanic *brēdô (“meat, roast”). Doublet of brede (“roasted meat”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /brau̯n/, /ˈbrawun/ === Noun === brawne (plural brawnes) A muscle; muscle tissue. Meat; flesh as food. (specifically) Pork; pig flesh. (rare) A boar. ==== Related terms ==== brawny ==== Descendants ==== English: brawn Scots: bran ⇒ Yola: bringawn ==== References ==== “braun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.