bruin

[broo-in] /ˈbru ɪn/
noun
1.
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
Origin
1475-85; < Middle Dutch bruyn, bruun literally, the brown one, name of the bear in the fable of Reynard the Fox
British Dictionary definitions for bruin

bruin

/ˈbruːɪn/
noun
1.
a name for a bear, used in children's tales, fables, etc
Word Origin
C17: from Dutch bruin brown, the name of the bear in the epic Reynard the Fox
Word Origin and History for bruin
n.

"bear," late 15c., from Middle Dutch Bruin, name of the bear in "Reynard the Fox" fables; literally "brown;" cognate with Old English brun (see brown (adj.)).

bruin in Technology


Brown University Interactive Language.
A simple interactive language with PL/I-like syntax, for IBM 360.
["Meeting the Computational Requirements of the University, Brown University Interactive Language", R.G. Munck, Proc 24th ACM Conf, 1969].
(1995-02-14)