"browe" meaning in Middle English

See browe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bruː/, /briu̯/ Forms: browes [plural], browen [plural]
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) Categories (topical): Anatomy, Eye, Hair Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-browe-enm-noun-n0O7mEmz Disambiguation of Anatomy: 54 17 10 19 Disambiguation of Eye: 50 18 15 17 Disambiguation of Hair: 50 18 13 19 Disambiguation of Landforms: 25 25 20 31 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 33 7 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 27 13 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 27 18 29
  2. The brow (part of the head the eyebrows are situated on) Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-browe-enm-noun-QPmmNEVm Disambiguation of Landforms: 25 25 20 31 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 33 7 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 27 13 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 27 18 29
  3. The eyelid (covering over the eyes) Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-browe-enm-noun-nljitcGL Disambiguation of Landforms: 25 25 20 31 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 27 13 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 27 18 29
  4. (rare) The brow (of a hill) Tags: rare Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-browe-enm-noun-yRWyM~KY Disambiguation of Landforms: 25 25 20 31 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 33 7 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 27 13 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 27 18 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: broȝ, brou, brow, bru, brouwe, brwe, bruwe

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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