The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bren \Bren\, Brenne \Bren"ne\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Brent
(?); p. pr. & vb. n. Brenning.] [See Burn.]
To burn. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
Consuming fire brent his shearing house or stall.
--W.
Browne.
Wikipedia
Brenne has the following meanings:
- An historical region in the south of the Berry (province) of France
- A regional natural park, the Parc naturel régional de la Brenne in the Indre département of France
- A small French river, tributary of the Armançon, of the Yonne River basin: see Brenne (river)
- A small French river, tributary of the Cisse, of the Loire River basin
The Brenne is a river in Côte-d'Or in Bourgogne, eastern France. It rises in Sombernon and flows generally northwest to join the Armançon at Buffon, downstream from Montbard.
Usage examples of "brenne".
Sonne wolde brenne so breme that hit wolde roste us all lyk mete in a forneys, and wolde be our bane.
Voll al love and truste: and fayll nat whenas thow saylest upon Wychlande to caste of iii or iv shippes for the Folyott Isles to putt downe those and brenne the Redd Folyott in hys hous.
The fires brenne upon the auter cleere, Whil Emelye was thus in hir preyere.
The fires whiche that on myn auter brenne Shule thee declaren, er that thou go henne, Thyn aventure of love, as in this cas.
And leet comande anon to hakke and hewe The okes olde, and leye hem on a rewe In colpons, wel arrayed for to brenne.
He yaf me al the bridel in myn hond, To han the governance of hous and lond, And of his tonge, and of his hond also, And made hym brenne his book anon right tho.