English

Proper noun

Brenna

1. A female given name.

Anagrams

• banner

Faroese

Noun

brenna f (genitive singular brennu, plural brennur)

1. fire
2. conflagration

Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse brinna, from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną.

Verb

brenna ‎(third person singular past indicative brann, third person plural past indicative brunnu, supine brunnið)

1. (intransitive) to burn

Conjugation

Derived terms

• brunnin

Usage notes

• nú brennur tú í mær - now you are burning in me (song title by Eivør Pálsdóttir)

Etymology 3

From Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną.

Verb

brenna ‎(third person singular past indicative brendi, third person plural past indicative brendu, supine brent)

1. (transitive) to burn

Conjugation

Derived terms

• brendur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɛnːa/
• Rhymes: -ɛnːa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse brinna, from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną.

Verb

brenna ‎(strong verb, third-person singular past indicative brann, third-person plural past indicative brunnu, supine brunnið)

1. (intransitive) to burn, to be on fire

Conjugation

Derived terms

• brunninn
• brenna allar brýr að baki sér
• brenna við (to get burned)

  Maturinn brann við.

  The food got burned.

• vilja brenna við (to tend to happen)

  Það vill brenna við.

  It tends to happen.

• brenna í skinninu (to be raring to go)

  Hann brennur í skinninu.

  He's raring to go.

• láta sér ekki allt fyrir brjósti brenna (to be not afraid of anything)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną.

Verb

brenna ‎(weak verb, third-person singular past indicative brenndi, supine brennt)

1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to burn, to set on fire

   Ég brenndi mig á fingrinum!

   I burnt my finger!

2. (transitive, governs the dative) to heat up with

   Að brenna kolum.

   To heat up with coals.

Derived terms

• brenndur

Etymology 3

Noun

brenna f ‎(genitive singular brennu, nominative plural brennur)

1. burning
2. bonfire

   Hvenær byrjar brennan?

   When does the bonfire start?

Declension

Italian

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

brenna f ‎(plural brenne)

1. nag (useless horse)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛna/ (example of pronunciation)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse brenna.

Alternative forms

• brenne

Verb

brenna ‎(present tense brenn, past tense brann, past participle brunne, passive infinitive brennast, present participle brennande, imperative brenn)

1. (intransitive) burn

   Graset på heia brenn.

   The grass on the heath is burning.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse brenna.

Alternative forms

• brenne

Verb

brenna ‎(present tense brenner, past tense brende, past participle brent, passive infinitive brennast, present participle brennande, imperative brenn)

1. (transitive) burn

   Nokon hadde brent ned huset.

   Someone had burnt down the house.

References

• “brenna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.