Brenna

Old Norse Dictionary - brenna

Meaning of Old Norse word "brenna" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

brenna Old Norse word can mean:

brenna: an old obsol. form brinna; pret. brann, 2nd pers. brant, mod. branst; pl. brunnu; sup. brunnit; pres. brenn, 3rd pers. brennr; old breðr, Grág. ii. 295, FmS. vii. 20 (in a verse); brenn (dropping the r), Hm. 56; with the neg. suffix, brennr-at (non urit), 153, [Ulf. brinnan; A. S. byrnan; Early Engl. to ‘brenn;’ Germ. brennen; the strong form is almost obsolete in Germ.]:—to burn:

brenna: 1. of a light; þeir þóttust sjá fjögr ljós b., Nj. 118, FaS. i. 340; hrælog brunnu (blazed) af vápnum þeirra, BS. i. 509: of a candle, to burn out, eigi lengr en kerti þat brennr, FaS. i. 341, 342; cp. FmS. viii. 276.

brenna: 2. to be consumed by fire; kyrtillinn var brunninn, FmS. xi. 420; nú breðr viðara en hann vildi, the fire spreads wider than he would, Grág. l. c.

brenna: β. of a volcano; er hér brann hraunit, er nú stöndu vér á, BS. i. 22; brann þá Borgarhraun, Landn. 78, Ann. several timeS.

brenna: γ. b. upp, to be burnt up. Grág. i. 459, K. Þ. K. 42; b. inni, to perish by fire, Gþl. 252, Nj. 198, 200.

brenna: δ. to fester, FmS. xi. 288.

brenna: ε. to be scolded, Eb. 198; skulu grónir grautar dílarnir þeir er þú brant, 200.

brenna: 3. metaph. in the phrase, e-t or e-s hlutr brennr við, one’s lot or portion of meat gets burnt in the cooling, one gets the worst of it; broth ‘brennr við,’ is burnt: ortu bændr þegar á um bardagann (they made an onslaught), en þó brann brátt þeirra hlutr við, but it grew soon too hot for them, FmS. iv. 250; Sigurðr kvað sitt skyldu við brenna, quoth Sigurd, he would get the worst of it, i. e. it would never do, Fær. 236: the phrase, e-t brennr fyrir, or e-t rautt brennr fyrir, of bright hopes, rautt mun fyrir b. ok til virðingar snúa, FS. 68; mun enn nokkut fyrir b. er þér komit heim, FaS. iii. 81.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᛁᚾᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Similar entries:

Brenna (I)

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

neg.: negative.

obsol.: obsolete.

pers.: person.

pl.: plural.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

S.: Saga.

sup.: supine.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

cp.: compare.

l. c.: loco citato.

n.: neuter.

i. e.: id est.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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