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brennen

Pronunciation: /ˈbʁɛnən/

“brennen” is a German word. Its 13 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to burn; to light on fire
  2. to burn; to be on fire
  3. to have a strong affection for; to be affectionate
  4. to be lit, to be on (of a light or lamp)
  5. to irritate; to induce pain or another painful sensation; to bite; to sting
  6. to smart; to sting (a sore or wound)
  7. to fire; to bake; to kiln (tiles and pottery)
  8. to distil (alcoholic beverages such as schnapps)
  9. to burn; to archive data on a storage medium. (such as CDs, DVDs, etc.)
  10. to emit heat
  11. to roast
  12. to bream (clean a ship etc. by fire and scraping)
  13. to fork out, to shell out

Etymology

From Middle High German brennen, a merger of Old High German brennan (from Proto-West Germanic *brannijan), and Old High German brinnan (from *brinnan). Cognate with Bavarian brenna, Dutch branden, Swedish brinna, Icelandic brenna, Old English birnan, and therefore English burn.

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