broon

== English == === Etymology === Conserved from Middle English broun, from Old English brūn as opposed to the Standard English pronunciation. === Pronunciation === (Geordie) IPA(key): /bɹuːn/ Rhymes: -uːn === Noun === broon (countable and uncountable, plural broons) (Geordie, Scotland) The colour brown. === Adjective === broon (comparative more broon, superlative most broon) (Geordie, Scotland) Of the colour brown. ==== Related terms ==== Broon (Geordie) Broonale (Geordie) brown ale === References === Frank Graham, editor (1987), “BROON”, in The New Geordie Dictionary, Rothbury, Northumberland: Butler Publishing, →ISBN. === Anagrams === Borno, Boron, boron == Old Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbro.on/ === Noun === broon genitive singular of brao === Mutation === == Scots == === Etymology === From Middle English broun, from Old English brūn (“brown; dark; dusky”), from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bruːn/, /bɹuːn/ Rhymes: -uːn === Noun === broon (plural broons) The colour brown. === Adjective === broon (comparative mair broon, superlative maist broon) Of the colour brown. === Alternative forms === broun