broun

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === broyn, brown, brun, bruyn === Etymology === Inherited from Old English brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bruːn/ === 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 ==== Related terms ==== brunswyn ==== Descendants ==== English: brown, broon (Northumbria)Bislama: braonTok Pisin: braun→ Welsh: brown→ Tongan: palauni Geordie: broon Scots: broon, broun ==== References ==== “brǒun, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 March 2018. === Noun === broun brown (colour) brown-haired person ==== Descendants ==== English: brown, broon (Northumbria)Bislama: braonTok Pisin: braun→ Welsh: brown→ Tongan: palauni Scots: broon, broun ==== References ==== “brǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 March 2018. === See also ===