browe

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === broȝ, brou, brouwe, brow, bru, brwe bruwe (Early Middle English) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English brū, from Proto-West Germanic *brūu, from Proto-Germanic *brūwō. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique forms. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbruː(ə)/ === Noun === browe (plural browes or browen) The eyebrow (line of hair above the eyes) The brow (part of the head the eyebrows are situated on) The eyelid (covering over the eyes) (rare) The brow (of a hill) ==== Descendants ==== English: brow Geordie: broo Scots: broo ==== References ==== “brǒue, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2 July 2018.