brian
To keep fire at the mouth of, to give light or to preserve heatTo keep fire at the mouth of (as of an oven), to give light or to preserve heat.
» Brian studied English for this trip.
Meaning
1 senses(Northern England, dialectal)To keep fire at the mouth of (as of an oven), to give light or to preserve heat.
Examples
64 sentencesBrian studied English for this trip.
Brian got his wisdom teeth out.
ruБрайану удалили зубы мудрости. — marafon
deBrian wurden die Weisheitszähne gezogen. — Sudajaengi
Brian came to Kate, with his hair wet.
Брайан прийшов до Кейт з мокрим волоссям. — aandrusiak
Brian, do you know how to speak English?
Brian wrote a novel.
Origin
From dialectal English, probably variant of brine (“to burn”), from brine (“a burning”), fFrom dialectal English, probably variant of brine (“to burn”), from brine (“a burning”), from Middle English brüne (“a burn, a burning”), from Old English bryne (“a burning, conflagration, fire, flame, heat, inflammation, burn, scald, torch, fervor, passion”), from Proto-Germanic *bruniz (“fire, burning”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenu- (“burn, fire”). Cognate with Scots brin (“a flash”), Scots brin, bryne (“to be on fire, be inflamed, burn”), Old Norse bruni (“fire, burning”). More at burn.
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Forms
brians, brianing, brianed, brianedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle