Augbraame

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German ougebrā (ougenbrā, ougenbrāwe), from ouge + brā, equivalent to Aug (“eye”) +‎ Braame (“brow”). Cognate with German Augenbraue. Compare also English eyebrow, Dutch oogbrauw.

Noun

Augbraame f

  1. (Uri, anatomy) eyebrow

References
  • “Augbraame” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 22.: "œʊkbrōmə f. Braue"
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