bhrēu-2, bhrū-

English meaning                      edge

German meaning                     `Kante, scharfer Rand'

Grammatical comments         

General comments                  Die Gruppe ist von bher- `emporstehen; Kante' erweitert.

Derivatives                             

Material                                   Air. brū `Rand, Ufer', bruach ds. (*brū-āko-);

                aisl. brūn `Kante', wovon brȳna `wetzen', brȳni `Wetzstein'; ags. mhd. brūn `scharf' (von Waffen).

                Lit. briaunà `Kante, Rand, Gesims' (*bhrēunā), ablaut. mit aisl. brūn.

           

References                              WP. II 196 f., W. Schulze KZ. 50, 259 = Kl. Schr. 216.

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