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bruin

[ broo-in ]

noun

  1. a bear, especially a European brown bear.

bruin

/ ˈːɪ /

noun

  1. a name for a bear, used in children's tales, fables, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bruin1

1475–85; < Middle Dutch bruyn, bruun literally, the brown one, name of the bear in the fable of Reynard the Fox
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bruin1

C17: from Dutch bruin brown, the name of the bear in the epic Reynard the Fox

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