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brunt

/bˈɹʌnt/BRUHNT
/bˈɹʌnt/BRUHNT

Meaninga burning rush

Common meaning: the main force of a blow

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)bruna‘to rush like fire’source
  2. Middle Englishbruntsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto rush like fire → the main force of a blowbrunt‘the main force of a blow’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) bruna ‘a burning rush’.

Roots

  • bruna Old Norse (Icelandic) “a burning rush”

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