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English
Etymology
From Old English burna, Old Norse brunnr. Doublet of bourn.
Noun
brunne (plural brunnes)
- (archaic) A spring or source (of water).
1866, Charles Kingsley, chapter 1, in Hereward the Wake, London: Nelson, page 21:Their site, not on one of the hills behind, but on the dead flat meadow, was determined doubtless by the noble fountain, bourn, or brunne, which rises amongst the earthworks, and gives its name to the whole town.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Participle
brunne
- inflection of brenna:
- indefinite neuter singular past participle
- plural past participle
Swedish
Adjective
brunne
- definite natural masculine singular of brunnen