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brenna

See also: Brenna

Aragonese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin merenda, through berienda or *berenda.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾenna/
  • Syllabification: bren‧na
  • Rhymes: -enna

Noun

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brenna f (plural brennas)

  1. (Belsetán) afternoon snack

References

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  • Badia I Margarit, Antonio. 1950. El habla del Valle de Bielsa. Barcelona: Instituto de Estudios Pirenaicos. 87, 235.
  • “merienda”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Bavarian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German brennen, a merger of Old High German brennan (from Proto-West Germanic *brannijan), and Old High German brinnan (from *brinnan).

Cognates include Dutch branden, Icelandic brenna, Swedish brinna, English burn.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈb̥renɐ/, [ˈb̥re̞nɐ]
  • Hyphenation: bren‧na

Verb

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brenna (past participle brennt)

  1. (intransitive) to burn; to be on fire
  2. (intransitive) to be lit, to be on (of a light or lamp)
  3. (transitive, reflexive) to burn oneself, to suffer a burning
    Synonym: verbrenna
  4. (intransitive) to irritate; to induce pain or another painful sensation; to bite; to sting
  5. (intransitive) to smart; to sting (a sore or wound)
  6. (transitive) to fire; to bake; to kiln (tiles and pottery)
  7. (transitive) to distil (alcoholic beverages such as schnapps)
  8. (transitive, computing) to burn; to archive data on a storage medium (such as CDs, DVDs, etc.)
  9. (intransitive, figuratively) to emit heat
  10. (intransitive, figuratively) to miscalculate, to misjudge
  11. (transitive, figuratively) to fork out, to shell out

Conjugation

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Conjugation of brenna
infinitive brenna
past participle brennt
present past subjunctive
1st person singular brenn — brennat
2nd person singular brennst — brennadst
3rd person singular brennt — brennat
1st person plural brennan — brennadn
2nd person plural brennts — brennats
3rd person plural brennan — brennadn
imperative
singular brenn
plural brennts

Derived terms

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Faroese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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brenna f (genitive singular brennu, plural brennur)

  1. fire
  2. conflagration
Declension
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f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brenna brennan brennur brennurnar
accusative brennu brennuna brennur brennurnar
dative brennu brennuni brennum brennunum
genitive brennu brennunnar brenna brennanna

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse brinna, from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną.

Verb

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brenna (third person singular past indicative brann, third person plural past indicative brunnu, supine brunnið)

  1. (intransitive) to burn
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Conjugation
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Conjugation of brenna (group v-48)
infinitive brenna
supine brunnið
present past
first singular brenni brann
second singular brennur branst
third singular brennur brann
plural brenna brunnu
participle (a34)1 brennandi brunnin
imperative
singular brenn!
plural brennið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

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Etymology 3

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From Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną.

Verb

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brenna (third person singular past indicative brendi, third person plural past indicative brendu, supine brent)

  1. (transitive) to burn
Conjugation
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Conjugation of brenna (group v-8)
infinitive brenna
supine brent
present past
first singular brenni brendi
second singular brennir brendi
third singular brennir brendi
plural brenna brendu
participle (a7)1 brennandi brendur
imperative
singular brenna!
plural brennið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse brinna, from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną.

Verb

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brenna (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative brann, third-person plural past indicative brunnu, supine brunnið)

  1. (intransitive) to burn, to be on fire
Conjugation
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brenna – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að brenna
supine sagnbót brunnið
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 brennandi
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég brenn brann brenni brynni
þú brennur brannst brennir brynnir
hann, hún, það brennur brann brenni brynni
plural við brennum brunnum brennum brynnum
þið brennið brunnuð brennið brynnuð
þeir, þær, þau brenna brunnu brenni brynnu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú brenn (þú), brenndu
plural þið brennið (þið), brenniði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
brunninn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		brunninn brunnin brunnið brunnir brunnar brunnin
accusative
(þolfall) 		brunninn brunna brunnið brunna brunnar brunnin
dative
(þágufall) 		brunnum brunninni brunnu brunnum brunnum brunnum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		brunnins brunninnar brunnins brunninna brunninna brunninna
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		brunni brunna brunna brunnu brunnu brunnu
accusative
(þolfall) 		brunna brunnu brunna brunnu brunnu brunnu
dative
(þágufall) 		brunna brunnu brunna brunnu brunnu brunnu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		brunna brunnu brunna brunnu brunnu brunnu
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną.

Verb

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brenna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative brenndi, supine brennt)

  1. to burn, to set on fire [with accusative]
    Ég brenndi mig á fingrinum!
    I burnt my finger!
  2. to heat up with [with dative]
    Að brenna kolum.
    To heat up with coals.
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Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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brenna f (genitive singular brennu, nominative plural brennur)

  1. burning
  2. bonfire
    Hvenær byrjar brennan?
    When does the bonfire start?
Declension
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Declension of brenna (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brenna brennan brennur brennurnar
accusative brennu brennuna brennur brennurnar
dative brennu brennunni brennum brennunum
genitive brennu brennunnar brenna brennanna
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Italian

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Etymology

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Likely from the same ultimate source as French bréhaigne (“sterile (of animals)”), similar to Medieval Latin breisna.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbren.na/
  • Rhymes: -enna
  • Hyphenation: brén‧na

Noun

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brenna f (plural brenne)

  1. (literary) nag (useless horse)

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Frankish, itself from a Celtic language, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *bragnos (“foul, rotten”); compare Old French bren.

Noun

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brenna f (genitive brennae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) bran, in particular as dog food

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative brenna brennae
genitive brennae brennārum
dative brennae brennīs
accusative brennam brennās
ablative brennā brennīs
vocative brenna brennae

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References

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  • brenna in Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften (1967– ) Mittellateinisches Wörterbuch, Munich: C.H. Beck
  • Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “brenna”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną.

Alternative forms

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  • brenne (e and split infinitives)

Verb

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brenna (present tense brenn, past tense brann, supine brunne, past participle brunnen, present participle brennande, imperative brenn)

  1. (intransitive) burn
    Graset på heia brenn.
    The grass on the heath is burning.
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną.

Alternative forms

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  • brenne (e and split infinitives)

Verb

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brenna (present tense brenner, past tense brende, past participle brent, passive infinitive brennast, present participle brennande, imperative brenn)

  1. (transitive) burn
    Nokon hadde brent ned huset.
    Someone had burnt the house down.

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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *brinnaną.

Alternative forms

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Verb

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brenna (singular past indicative brann, plural past indicative brunnu, past participle brunninn)

  1. (intransitive) to burn with a flame
  2. (intransitive) to be consumed by fire
Conjugation
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Conjugation of brenna — active (strong class 3)
infinitive brenna
present participle brennandi
past participle brunninn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular brenn brann brenna brynna
2nd person singular brennr brant brennir brynnir
3rd person singular brennr brann brenni brynni
1st person plural brennum brunnum brennim brynnim
2nd person plural brennið brunnuð brennið brynnið
3rd person plural brenna brunnu brenni brynni
imperative present
2nd person singular brenn
1st person plural brennum
2nd person plural brennið
Conjugation of brenna — mediopassive (strong class 3)
infinitive brennask
present participle brennandisk
past participle brunnizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular brennumk brunnumk brennumk brynnumk
2nd person singular brennsk branzk brennisk brynnisk
3rd person singular brennsk bransk brennisk brynnisk
1st person plural brennumsk brunnumsk brennimsk brynnimsk
2nd person plural brennizk brunnuzk brennizk brynnizk
3rd person plural brennask brunnusk brennisk brynnisk
imperative present
2nd person singular brennsk
1st person plural brennumsk
2nd person plural brennizk
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Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “brenna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 69; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology 2

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Causative of brenna/brinna; from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną, causative of *brinnaną.

Verb

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brenna

  1. to burn [with accusative]
    brenna bál
    to burn a bonfire
  2. to destroy by fire [with accusative]
  3. to purify (gold or silver) [with accusative]
Conjugation
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Conjugation of brenna — active (weak class 1)
infinitive brenna
present participle brennandi
past participle brendr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular brenni brenda brenna brenda
2nd person singular brennir brendir brennir brendir
3rd person singular brennir brendi brenni brendi
1st person plural brennum brendum brennim brendim
2nd person plural brennið brenduð brennið brendið
3rd person plural brenna brendu brenni brendi
imperative present
2nd person singular brenn, brenni
1st person plural brennum
2nd person plural brennið
Conjugation of brenna — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive brennask
present participle brennandisk
past participle brenzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular brennumk brendumk brennumk brendumk
2nd person singular brennisk brendisk brennisk brendisk
3rd person singular brennisk brendisk brennisk brendisk
1st person plural brennumsk brendumsk brennimsk brendimsk
2nd person plural brennizk brenduzk brennizk brendizk
3rd person plural brennask brendusk brennisk brendisk
imperative present
2nd person singular brensk, brennisk
1st person plural brennumsk
2nd person plural brennizk
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Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “brenna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 69; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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brenna f (genitive brennu)

  1. burning
Declension
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Declension of brenna (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brenna brennan brennur brennurnar
accusative brennu brennuna brennur brennurnar
dative brennu brennunni brennum brennunum
genitive brennu brennunnar brenna brennanna
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