Word Study
bren
CIDE DICTIONARY
bren, v. t. & i. [See Burn.].
To burn. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
"Consuming fire brent his shearing house or stall." [1913 Webster]
bren, n.
Bran. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bren, n. (in full Bren gun) a lightweight quick-firing machine-gun.
Etymology
Brno in Czechoslovakia (where orig. made) + Enfield in England (where later made)
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