Definitions For Bree

Etymology 1

From Middle English brewe, bre, bregh, from . Compare West Saxon brǣw, brēaw, brēaġ, , eyelid, from . Cognate with , . Compare brae from the same source. Apparently related to brow.

Noun

BREE (plural BREEs) (obsolete, or, dialectal, Scotland) The eyelid. (obsolete, or, dialectal, Scotland) The eyebrow. (Scotland) The brow; forehead.

Etymology 2

From Middle English bre, breie, , broth; gravy, apparently from , brīġ, , pottage; porridge, from , whence also , . Alternatively, the word could be a cognate of , from , from the verb brüejen, , to scald, boil, from , whence modern , , . This is less likely, however, since the verb is not attested in English nor in . Both paths eventually lead to the root *bʰrewh₁-, , to boil, toss, cook, brew, whence also and brew.

Noun

BREE (plural BREEs) (obsolete, outside, Scotland) broth, broth.

Anagrams

Beer, Eber, Reeb, be-er, beer, bere, eber, reeb