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Webster 1913 Edition


Bren

Bren

,
Noun.
Bran.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bren

BREN

,
Verb.
T.
To burn.

Definition 2024


bren

bren

See also: BrEn and brén

English

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete) To burn.

Noun

bren (uncountable)

  1. Obsolete form of bran.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

Anagrams


Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Related to bredh 'fir'.

Noun

bren m

  1. silver fir (Abies alba)

Kriol

Etymology

From English friend.

Noun

bren

  1. friend

Old French

Alternative forms

Noun

bren m (nominative singular brens)

  1. bran

Descendants

  • English: bran (borrowed)

Welsh

Noun

bren

  1. Soft mutation of pren.