Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bren

/bɹɛn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: bren
IPA: /bɹɛn/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To burn (to set ablaze).

Obsolete; Transitive verb

name

A surname from Czech.

name

A female given name, clipping of Brenda.

name

A male given name, clipping of Brendan.

noun

Ellipsis of Bren gun.

Example Sentences

"And the greene grasse that groweth they shall bren, That even the wilde beast shall dy in starved den"

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *bʰrewh₁-, brennen, brenna, *brinnaną

Usage

Inflected Forms

brens (present, singular) brenning (participle, present) brenned (past) brenned (participle, past) brent (participle, past) Brens (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

brending

Synonyms

bren gun

Rhymes With

when then again men ten ben en pen gen cnn ken den

Questions

How do you pronounce bren?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɹɛn/.
What does bren mean?: To burn (to set ablaze).
Where does bren come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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