"brayne" meaning in All languages combined

See brayne on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: braynes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} brayne (plural braynes)
  1. Obsolete form of brain. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: brain
    Sense id: en-brayne-en-noun-r7e1N1Wm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 39 22 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 90 3 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 2 6

Noun [Middle English]

Etymology: From Old English bræġn. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|bræġn}} Old English bræġn Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} brayne
  1. alternative form of brayn Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: brayn
    Sense id: en-brayne-enm-noun-IWjbtvZ1 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 39 22 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Middle English]

Etymology: From brayn (noun). Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} brayne
  1. alternative form of braynen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: braynen
    Sense id: en-brayne-enm-verb-KWvRw97J Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 39 22 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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