"browe" meaning in All languages combined

See browe on Wiktionary

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈbruː(ə)/ Forms: browes [plural], browen [plural], broȝ [alternative], brou [alternative], brouwe [alternative], brow [alternative], bru [alternative], brwe [alternative], bruwe [alternative, 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. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|brū|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English brū, {{inh+|enm|ang|brū}} Inherited from Old English brū, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*brūu}} Proto-West Germanic *brūu, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*brūwō}} Proto-Germanic *brūwō Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} browe, {{enm-noun|browes|pl2=browen}} browe (plural browes or browen)
  1. The eyebrow (line of hair above the eyes)
    Sense id: en-browe-enm-noun-n0O7mEmz Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Anatomy, Eye, Hair, Landforms Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 32 29 12 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 26 19 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 23 27 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 45 23 8 24 Disambiguation of Eye: 44 1 53 2 Disambiguation of Hair: 55 12 18 14 Disambiguation of Landforms: 27 21 23 28
  2. The brow (part of the head the eyebrows are situated on)
    Sense id: en-browe-enm-noun-QPmmNEVm Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Landforms Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 32 29 12 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 26 19 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 23 27 Disambiguation of Landforms: 27 21 23 28
  3. The eyelid (covering over the eyes)
    Sense id: en-browe-enm-noun-nljitcGL Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Eye, Landforms Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 32 29 12 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 26 19 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 23 27 Disambiguation of Eye: 44 1 53 2 Disambiguation of Landforms: 27 21 23 28
  4. (rare) The brow (of a hill) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-browe-enm-noun-yRWyM~KY Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Landforms Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 32 29 12 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 26 19 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 25 23 27 Disambiguation of Landforms: 27 21 23 28

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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