brayn

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English bræġn, from Proto-West Germanic *bragn, from Proto-Germanic *bragną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbræi̯n/, /ˈbræi̯ən/

Noun

brayn (plural braynes)

  1. The brain or cerebrum; the organ of thought.
  2. Brain matter; the substance the brain is made of.
  3. The brains of animals used as food.
  4. One's capacity of thought; the mind.
  5. Bone marrow; the substance inside bones.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: brain
  • Scots: brane, braine
  • Yola: bryne, brine, brian

References

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