English

Noun

bree ‎(plural brees)

1. (obsolete or dialectal, Scotland) The eyelid.
2. (obsolete or dialectal, Scotland) The eyebrow.
3. (Scotland) The brow; forehead.

Etymology 2

From Middle English bre, breie ‎(“broth; gravy”), apparently from Old English brīw, brīġ ‎(“pottage; porridge”), from Proto-Germanic *brīwaz ‎(“porridge; mash”), whence also German Brei, Dutch brij. Alternatively, the word could be a cognate of German Brühe ‎(“broth”), from Middle High German brüeje, from the verb brüejen ‎(“to scald, boil”), from Proto-Germanic *brōaną, whence modern German brühen, Dutch broeien, Middle Low German brȫjen. This is less likely, however, since the verb is not attested in English nor in Old Norse. Both paths eventually lead to the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰrewh₁- ‎(“to boil, toss, cook, brew”), whence also English broth and brew.

Noun

bree ‎(plural brees)

1. (obsolete outside Scotland) Broth.

Anagrams

• beer
• bere

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish bríg ‎(“force, power, value”), from Proto-Celtic *brīgos ‎(“strength”) (compare Welsh bri ‎(“fame, distinction”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrih₂-g-, a suffixed extended form of *gʷréh₂us ‎(“heavy”) (compare Latin gravis, Ancient Greek βαρύς ‎(barús), and Sanskrit गुरु ‎(gurú).

Noun

bree m ‎(genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. power
2. energy, stamina, vigour
3. animation, glow
4. virtue
5. initiative
6. validity
7. drift, essence, gist, significance, implication, importance
8. effect
9. interpretation

Mutation

Derived terms

• breeoil
• co-vree
• neuvree
• neuvreeagh

Verb

bree ‎(verbal noun breeaghey, past participle breeaghit)

1. to power, energize, invigorate

Mutation

Scots

Etymology

Perhaps from Old English brēowan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bri/

Noun

bree ‎(plural brees)

1. broth, liquor
2. juice, essence (of a liquid or a flower).

Spanish

Verb

bree

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of brear.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of brear.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of brear.