bren

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: Bren, BrEn, and brén

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Middle English brennen, from Old English bærnan, from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną (to set on fire). Cognate with German brennen, Swedish bränna. Doublet of burn; see there for more.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

bren (third-person singular simple present brens, present participle brenning, simple past brenned, past participle brenned or brent)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To burn (to set ablaze).
[edit]

Anagrams

[edit]

Albanian

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Related to bredh (fir).

Noun

[edit]

bren m

  1. silver fir (Abies alba)

Australian Kriol

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From English friend.

Noun

[edit]

bren

  1. friend

Catalan

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Old Catalan breny, from Gaulish *brennos (rotten), from Proto-Celtic *bragnos (foul, rotten). Cognate with English bran.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

bren m (plural brens)

  1. bran
    Synonym: segó

Further reading

[edit]

Middle English

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

bren

  1. Alternative form of bran

Old French

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Celtic loanword, from Gaulish *brennos (rotten), from Proto-Celtic *bragnos (foul, rotten).

Noun

[edit]

bren oblique singularm (nominative singular brens)

  1. bran

Descendants

[edit]
  • French: berner
  • Middle English: bran, branne, bren
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: bren

References

[edit]

Welsh

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

bren

  1. Soft mutation of pren.

Mutation

[edit]
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
pren bren mhren phren
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.