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brunne

brunne noun: a spring or source (of water).

Noun

brunne (plural brunnes)

  1. (archaic) A spring or source (of water).
    • 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.1866, Charles Kingsley, chapter 1, in Hereward the Wake, London: Nelson, page 21

Forms of brunne

pluralbrunnes
alternative formbrune

Origin of brunne

From Old English burna, Old Norse brunnr. Doublet of bourn.

Questions about brunne

What does brunne mean?
Brunne means a spring or source (of water).
What part of speech is brunne?
Brunne is a noun.
What is the plural of brunne?
The plural of brunne is brunnes.

Words near brunne in the dictionary

  1. Brunkhorsts
  2. Brunks
  3. Brunn
  4. Brunn-Minkowski theorem
  5. Brunnadern
  6. brunne
  7. Brunnen
  8. brunneous
  9. Brunner
  10. Brunner syndrome
  11. Brunner's gland

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