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Brand — Brand, n. [OE. brand, brond, AS. brand brond brand, sword, from byrnan, beornan, to burn; akin to D., Dan., Sw., & G. brand brand, Icel. brandr a brand, blade of a sword. [root]32. See {Burn}, v. t., and cf. {Brandish}.] 1. A burning piece of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
burn — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German brunno spring of water Date: before 12th century British creek 2 II. verb (burned or burnt; burning) Etymology: Middle English birnen, from Old English … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Brennen — Brênnen, verb. irreg. ich brenne, du brennest, oder brennst, er brennet, oder brennt; Imperf. ich brannte; Mittelwort gebrannt; Imperat. brenn oder brenne. Es ist: I. Ein Neutrum mit haben, und wird gebraucht, 1. Von dem Feuer, vermittelst einer… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
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
burn — burn1 W3S2 [bə:n US bə:rn] v past tense and past participle burnt [bə:nt US bə:rnt] or burned ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(produce flames and heat)¦ 2¦(destroy something with fire)¦ 3¦(injure/kill somebody with fire)¦ 4¦(sun)¦ 5¦(food)¦ 6¦(chemicals)¦ 7¦(fuel)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
burn — I. , v. a. pret. ‘barnde.’ RG. 380, 511. ‘brende.’ RG. 536. part. pres. ‘berninde.’ RG. 534 II. , sb. == rivulet. O. and N. 916. AS. byrnan, to burn. Cf. Lat. torrens, from torreo … Oldest English Words
scaldand — sb. == a torrent. Ps. cxxv. 4; cxxiii. 5. Probably formed in imitation of ‘torrent,’ from ‘torreo,’ and AS. ‘byrna,’ a burn, or brook, from ‘byrnan’ … Oldest English Words
bree — I. ˈbrē noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English breye, bree eyelid, eyebrow, from Old English brǣw more at brae Scotland : eyebrow, brow II … Useful english dictionary
