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brae

/bˈɹeɪ/BRAY
/bˈɹeɪ/BRAY

Meaningbrow

Common meaning: a hillside

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)brá‘brow’source
  2. Middle Englishbrasource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsbrow → a hillsidebrae‘a hillside’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) brá ‘brow’.

Roots

  • brá Old Norse (Icelandic) “brow”

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