brawne

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French braon, from Frankish *brādon, *brādan, accusative form of *brādō, from Proto-Germanic *brēdô (meat, roast). Doublet of brede (roasted meat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brau̯n/, /ˈbrawun/

Noun

brawne (plural brawnes)

  1. A muscle; muscle tissue.
  2. Meat; flesh as food.
  3. (specifically) Pork; pig flesh.
  4. (rare) A boar.

Related terms

Descendants

  • English: brawn
  • Scots: bran

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