brere

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === brer, breir === Etymology === From Old English brēr, brǣr (“briar; bramble”). The variant pronunciation with /iː/ is unexpected. Compare with the vowel development in words such as frere (“friar”) and noumpere (“umpire”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /breːr/, /brɛːr/, /briːr/ === Noun === brere briar ==== Descendants ==== English: briar ==== References ==== “brēr, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old English == === Noun === brēre dative singular of brēr