*brinnaną

Runic: ᛒᚱᛁᚾᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbrin.nɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 3

Meanings

to burn, to be on fire

Etymology

Possibly from pre-Germanic n-present *bʰrénw-e/o- from Proto-Indo-European root *bʰrewh₁- (‘to boil, brew’). Related to *brewwaną (‘to brew’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	brinnō	brinnaų	–
2nd singular	brinnizi	brinnaiz	brinn
3rd singular	brinnidi	brinnai	brinnadau
1st dual	brinnōz	brinnaiw	–
2nd dual	brinnadiz	brinnaidiz	brinnadiz
1st plural	brinnamaz	brinnaim	–
2nd plural	brinnid	brinnaid	brinnid
3rd plural	brinnandi	brinnain	brinnandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	brinnai	–
2nd singular	brinnazai	brinnaizau
3rd singular	brinnadai	brinnaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	brinnandai	brinnaindau
2nd plural	brinnandai	brinnaindau
3rd plural	brinnandai	brinnaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	brann	brunnį̄
2nd singular	brannt	brunnīz
3rd singular	brann	brunnī
1st dual	brunnū	brunnīw
2nd dual	brunnudiz	brunnīdiz
1st plural	brunnum	brunnīm
2nd plural	brunnud	brunnīd
3rd plural	brunnun	brunnīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
brinnaną	brinnandz	brunnanaz

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Descendants

*brinnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- brinnan (Old Dutch)
  - bernen, barnen (Middle Dutch)
    - barnen (Dutch)
    - borre (Limburgish)
*brinnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- brinnan (Old Dutch)
  - bernen, barnen (Middle Dutch)
    - branden (Middle Dutch)
      - branden (Dutch)
      - branje, brenje (Limburgish)
*brinnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- biernan, byrnan, birnan, beornan (Old English)
  - brennen, bren, brenne, brin, brine, brynne, berne, bernen, birne, byrne, bearne, beornen, bærnen, bærnenn, brennenn (Middle English)
    - burn (English)
      - burn (Middle Scots)
        
        burn (Scots)
*brinnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- biernan, byrnan, birnan, beornan (Old English)
  - brennen, bren, brenne, brin, brine, brynne, berne, bernen, birne, byrne, bearne, beornen, bærnen, bærnenn, brennenn (Middle English)
    - bryn, byrn (Middle Scots)
      - bren, brenn, brend (Scots)
*brinnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- brinnan (Old High German)
  - brinnen (Middle High German)
    - brünne (Alemannic German)
    - brinnen (German)
    - brennen (Luxembourgish)
    - ברענען (brenen) (Yiddish)
*brinnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- brinnan (Old High German)
  - brinnen (Middle High German)
    - brinna (Bavarian)
*brinnan (Proto-West Germanic)
- brinnan (Old Saxon)
  - bernen, barnen, burnen (Middle Low German)
    - brannen (Low German)
brenna, brinna (Old Norse)
- brenna (Faroese)
- brinne (Gutnish)
- brenna (Icelandic)
- brenna, brenne (Norwegian)
brenna, brinna (Old Norse)
- brinnæ, brænnæ (Old Danish)
  - brænde (Danish)
  - brænða (Scanian)
brenna, brinna (Old Norse)
- brinna (Old Swedish)
  - brinna (Swedish)
𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (brinnan) (Gothic)

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