bren

verbattested in dialogue

//bɹɛn//

To burn (to set ablaze).

verb

1
obsoleteTo burn (to set ablaze).
And the greene grasse that groweth they shall bren, That even the wilde beast shall dy in starved den

Etymology

From Middle English brennen, from Old Norse brenna, brinna, from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną (“to set on fire”). Cognate with German brennen, Swedish bränna. Doublet of burn; see there for more.

Forms

past tense: brenned
past participle: brenned, brent
present participle: brenning
third person singular: brens

Breeding · A surname.breeze · A light, gentle wind.Breeze · A surname.

bren · To burn (to set ablaze).

Bren · A surname from Czech.Brenda · A female given name.Brendan · A male given name from Irish.

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