Brenna

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

brenna Old Icelandic word can mean:

brenna

I)

brenna

(brenn; brann, brunnum; brunninn), v.

brenna

1) to burn with a flame (logi, ljós, eldr, kerti brennr);

brenna

2) to be consumed by fire (á Flugumýri brann fé mikit);

brenna

nú breðr (= brennr) víðara en hann vildi, the fire spreads wider than he wished;

brenna

~ inni, to perish by fire;

brenna

~ upp, to be burnt up (á þeiri nátt brann upp allt Danavirki);

brenna

hlutr e-s brennr við, one gets the worst of it;

brenna

brann brátt þeirra hlutr við, it soon grew too hot for them;

brenna

rautt mun fyrir ~, mun nökkut fyrir ~, things will brighten up or improve.

brenna

II)

brenna

(-da, -dr), v.

brenna

1) to burn (~ bál);

brenna

2) to destroy by fire (~ bœ, hof, skip at köldum kolum);

brenna

~ e-n inni, to burn one to death in his house;

brenna

~ e-t upp, to burn up;

brenna

3) to cauterize (as a surgical operation);

brenna

~ e-n við bölvi, to burn one to cure his malady;

brenna

~ e-m díla, to burn spots on one’s back; fig. to brand one’s back;

brenna

~ e-m illan díla, to inflict a severe injury upon one;

brenna

4) to produce by burning (~ e-t til líms);

brenna

~ kol, to burn wood for charcoal;

brenna

~ salt, to produce salt by burning (sea-weed);

brenna

5) to purify (silver or gold) by burning;

brenna

brent silfr, pure silver (eyrir brendr, mörk brend).

brenna

III)

brenna

f. the burning of a house or person (þá er ~ var á Flugumýri; Njáls ~).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᛁᚾᚾᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary