bren

n. [ OF. brenage; cf. LL. brennagium, brenagium. See Bran. ] (Old Eng. Law) A tribute which tenants paid to their lord, in lieu of bran, which they were obliged to furnish for his hounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Brent (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Brenning. ] [ See Burn. ] To burn. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Consuming fire brent his shearing house or stall. W. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Burningly; ardently. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ German: end of burning. ] (Rocketry) the time at which the engines of a rocket stop firing; the termination of the firing of the rocket engines, whether due to intentional shutdown of the engines or exhaustion of the fuel. This term was used mostly in the early days of rocketry when only one firing sequence occurred for rockets, which were used as ballistic missiles or for experiments in rocketry or atmospheric science. [ PJC ]

n. [ Cf. Brant. ] A brant. See Brant. [ 1913 Webster ]