- brynstán
- m (-es/-as) brimstone
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
brynstán
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gʷher- — To heat, warm. Derivatives include brand, brandy, forceps, and fornicate. 1. Zero grade form *gʷhr . a. burn1, from Old English beornan, byrnan (intransitive) and bærn … Universalium
brimstone — brimstony, adj. /brim stohn /, n. 1. sulfur. 2. a virago; shrew. [bef. 1150; ME brinston, etc., late OE brynstan. See BURN1, STONE] * * * … Universalium
Chronological list of saints in the 10th century — A list of 10th century saints: Name Birth Birthplace Death Place of death Notes Antony Kauleas 901 Grimbald 903 Gerald of Aurillac 855 … Wikipedia
Brimstone — Sulphur; colloquially, the fuel of hell s fires: the brimstone and fire which destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19:24). [< OldEngl. brynstan, brunston < bryne = burning + stone] … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
brimstone — O.E. brynstan, from brin stem of brinnen to burn (see BURN (Cf. burn) (v.)) + stan (see STONE (Cf. stone) (n.)). In Middle English the first element also recorded as brem , brom , brum , bren , brin … Etymology dictionary
brimstone — [ brɪmst(ə)n, stəʊn] noun 1》 archaic sulphur. 2》 a large butterfly, the male of which is bright yellow and the female greenish white. [Gonepteryx rhamni.] Origin OE brynstān, prob. from bryne burning + stān stone … English new terms dictionary
brimstone — brim•stone [[t]ˈbrɪmˌstoʊn[/t]] n. chem. (not in technical use) sulfur • Etymology: bef. 1150; ME brinston, late OE brynstān. See burn I, stone brim′ston′y, adj … From formal English to slang
brimstone — or hell or fire and brimstone [brim′stōn΄] n. [ME brimston < OE brynstan: see BURN1 & STONE] SULFUR: now chiefly in the phrases fire and brimstone, hellfire and brimstone, the torments of damnation to hell … English World dictionary
