bren

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛn

Verb

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

1. (obsolete) To burn (to set ablaze).

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Anagrams

• Bern, NBER, Nebr.

Alternative forms

• breh

Etymology

Related to bredh 'fir'.

Noun

bren m

1. silver fir (Abies alba)

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *brigantīnos (“(someone) pre-eminent, outstanding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.

Noun

bren m (plural brens)

1. leader, master, chieftain

Etymology 2

From Old French bren, bran (“bran, filth”), from Gaulish brennos (“rotten”), from Proto-Celtic *bragnos (“rotten, foul”)

Noun

bren m (plural brens)

1. bran

Etymology

From English friend.

Noun

bren

1. friend

Noun

bren

1. bran

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Alternative forms

• bran
• brent
• brin

Noun

bren m (nominative singular brens)

1. bran

Noun

bren

1. Soft mutation of pren.