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bren.

To burn (to set ablaze).

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/bɹɛn/
  1. To burn (to set ablaze).

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English brennen, from Old Norse brenna, brinna, from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną (“to set on fire”). Cognate with German brennen, Swedish bränna. Doublet of burn; see there for more.

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