Definitions For Bree

Etymology 1

From Middle English brewe, bre, bregh, from {{inh, en, ang, brēġ, , eyelid}} {{i, Anglian dialect}}. Compare West Saxon brǣw, brēaw, brēaġ, , eyelid, from {{der, en, gem-pro, *brēwō}}. Cognate with {{cog, nl, wenkbrauw, (wenk)brauw}}, {{cog, de, Braue}}. 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 {{inh, en, ang, brīw}}, brīġ, , pottage; porridge, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, brīwaz, , porridge; mash}}, whence also {{cog, de, Brei}}, {{cog, nl, brij}}. Alternatively, the word could be a cognate of {{cog, de, Brühe, , broth}}, from {{cog, gmh, brüeje}}, from the verb brüejen, , to scald, boil, from {{cog, gem-pro, *brōaną}}, whence modern {{cog, de, brühen}}, {{cog, nl, broeien}}, {{cog, gml, brȫjen}}. This is less likely, however, since the verb is not attested in English nor in {{cog, non, -}}. Both paths eventually lead to the {{der, en, ine-pro, -}} root *bʰrewh₁-, , to boil, toss, cook, brew, whence also {{cog, en, broth}} and brew.