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Webster 1913 Edition

Bran

Bran

,
Noun.
[OE.
bren
,
bran
, OF.
bren
, F.
bran
, from Celtic; cf. Armor.
brenn
, Ir.
bran
, bran, chaff.]
1.
The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.
2.
(Zool.)
The European carrion crow.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bran

BRAN

,
Noun.
The outer coat of wheat, rye or other farinaceous grain, separated from the flour by grinding.

Definition 2024

brân

brân

See also: bran

Welsh

brain

Noun

brân f (plural brain)

  1. crow; rook; raven

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
brân frân mrân unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

West Frisian

Noun

brân c ‎(plural brannen, diminutive brântsje)

  1. fire (occurrence of fire)

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *bran, from Proto-Celtic *branos, from Proto-Indo-European *werneh₂-.

Compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna, Polish wrona.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brɑːn/

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