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Brook

speaker

Meaning

Verb

In Bodies of water & Water:
To
;
; support;
; tolerate.
To use;
; have the
of.
In Landforms:
To
; deserve.

Noun

In Bodies of water, Landforms & Water:
A body of
than a
; a small stream.
In Kentish English, Sussex English, Bodies of water, Landforms & Water:
A water meadow.
In Kentish English, Sussex English, Bodies of water, Landforms & Water:
Low,
ground.

Name

A
from Middle English
by a brook.
A
from Hebrew, a
and
of Hebrew ברך (barúkh, “blessed”).
A
from the
,
of Brooks.
A
in Newton County, Indiana, United States.
  • A number of
    in England:
  • A
    in Brighstone
    , Isle of Wight (OS
    SZ3983).
  • A number of
    in England:
  • A
    and
    in Ashford
    , Kent (OS
    TR0644).
  • A number of
    in England:
  • A
    in Albury
    , Guildford
    , Surrey (OS
    TQ0646).
  • A
    in Witley
    , Waverley
    , Surrey (OS
    SU9338).
  • A
    in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS
    SN2609)
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    brook
    English
    arrow
    brouken
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    arrow
    brucan
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    Sourced from
    Etym
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