brewe

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== brewe alternative form of brewen === Etymology 2 === From Old English brǣw, brēaw, brēġ, from Proto-Germanic *brēwō (besides *brūwō → Middle English browe). ==== Alternative forms ==== breȝe, breu, bree, bre, bregh, breye ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /breː/, /brɛu̯/, /ˈbræi̯/ ==== Noun ==== brewe (plural brewes or breowen) An eyebrow; the hair above the eyes. (rare) A rise on the side of a river. ===== Usage notes ===== This word could have meant "eyelid" as well, as such usage is attested in Old English and Modern English. ===== Descendants ===== English: bree (dialectal) Scots: brew, bree ===== References ===== “breu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 October 2018.