brand

Afrikaans

/brant/

noun
Definitions
  • destructive, catastrophic fire such as a house fire

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish brand (fire, conflagration) inherited from Middle Dutch brant inherited from Old Dutch *brand inherited from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (sword, firebrand, torch, flame, burning, flash, fire-brand, flaming, flaming sword, fire).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*brandaz

Gloss

sword, firebrand, torch, flame, burning, flash, fire-brand, flaming, flaming sword, fire

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
⚔️ 🤺

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