brant

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Adjective 2 Old English 2.1 Alternative forms 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Pronunciation 2.4 Adjective 2.4.1 Descendants 3 Old Norse 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 References

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɹænt/
• Rhymes: -ænt

[edit] Etymology 1

Origin uncertain but similar to Old Norse brandgas (sheldrake).

[edit] Noun

brant (plural brants or collectively brant)

1. Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla.

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[edit] Etymology 2

Old English brant. Cognate with Scots brent, Icelandic brattr.

[edit] Adjective

brant (comparative more brant, superlative most brant)

1. (dialectal) Steep, precipitous.

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Alternative forms

• bront

[edit] Etymology

Cognate with Old Norse *brantr (Swedish brant, Icelandic brattr).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /brɑnt/

[edit] Adjective

brant

1. tall, high, steep

[edit] Descendants

• English: brant
• Scots: brent

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[edit] Old Norse

[edit] Noun

brant

1. (Eastern dialect) precipice.

[edit] References

• Old Norse language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Old Norse language. Accessed August 5, 2005.