Dictionary:brinna

Nynorn

Etymology

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Shetland use

A Glossary of the Shetland Dialect (1914): Angus, James Stout

BREN’NA, n. sea-name for fire.

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932): Jakobsen, Jakob

brinn² [brɩn, bren], vb., to burn; O.N. brenna. In its vowel-sound the word has been influenced by L.Sc. bryn, brin, vb., to burn, to which it also assimilates. Cf. brenna, brennek¹, brenner, sbs.

Pronunciation

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Alternate Forms

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Verb

brinna

burn

Inflection

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Synonyms

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