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72 noun, “brekk [bræk]”, mostly as a place-name (Brekk, de B. o’ Kloden, ). From is reported the “de,  [brǣ$h$k] o’ de hill”, used of the uppermost edge or part of a slope (the lower part is called “de [slāg] o’ de hill”]. In   [bræk] and  is found in sense of a common, a plot of uncultivated or fallow land, used as pasture, between two farms or parts of a village. — has arisen from  through vowel-lengthening. — The word is and  used in place-names, and, and assumes various forms ( with and without prefixed “de”): Brekka [bræka] (Uyea, ), (de) Brekk [bræk (brɛk), brek], (de) Brek [brēk], (de) Bregg [brɛg, breg], Brakk(a) [brak(a)], (de) Brokk [bråk], Brogga [broga, brȯga] (de knowe o’ Brogga: ), (de) Brogg [brog, brȯg], and sometimes with lengthened o: de Brogi [brōgi]. “de Breks [brēks] o’ Gord” = de Lis o’ Gord ; see,  With suffixed : Brekken, Breggen, Brokken, Broggen, used in  with an added s: de Brekkens,  ( brekkurnar). See Shetl. Stedn. pp. 82—83. is also found as a common noun with a meaning slightly from . —  brekka, , slope; edge ( and  brink = edge). brink,, in sense of grass-plot, common may be paralleled with , a common . —  ,

bremer,, see (*).

brenna [brɛna, breᶇa],, fire, or fire in a kiln for drying corn, fire in general. From [brina] has been reported as a sea-term (tabu-name) for smoke. brenna,, burning; fire.
 * a) blazing fire on the hearth
 * b) tabu-name (sea-term) for

brenna-stew [breᶇ··astju·], , fine, mist-like spray from heavy breakers (surf)., The first part of the is  brenna, (burning; fire; see, ), used, in this case, in the sense of surf on the shore; the second part is stew,, vapour. .

brennek$h$ [breᶇək (bræᶇək, bräᶇək)], , mock-sun; bright spot near the sun; also end of a rainbow. , [breᶇdək]: *brenning. brenning (b. firi sól, ettir sól),, mock-sun.

brennek$ə$ [breᶇək (brȯᶇək, brøᶇək)], , nettle, brenneta (brennenata). Also thistle.

brenner [brɛnər, brɩn(n)ər, breᶇər, bräᶇər, bräinər],, de b.: tabu-name used by fishermen at sea for fire; really “the burner"., [breᶇər, bräᶇər, bräinər]. [brɛnər, brɩn(n)ər].  brennir (for-brennir), , fire . The “brɩn(n)ər” has doubtless arisen through  of the verb  [brɩn], bryn, brin, to burn.

brest [bræst],, 1) the crash of a rapidly moving mass; something (a mass; a number or a crowd) rushing along at high speed; a b. o’ hwals, a shoal of whales (ca’ ingca’ing [sic] whales) swimming at high speed ; dey saw a b. o’ him, a b. o’ fish, a large shoal of fish moving rapidly. 2) violent and sudden storm. 3) hard struggle; we’re [‘we have’] had a b. (a hard pull).  brestr,, (burst, break) crash; crack; brestur, also hard struggle.

brest [bræst],, to come rushing along with a crashing noise at full speed (of a flock; mass); to com’ . Also of rough weather: to break loose,  bresta, , to burst; crash; crack. See ,, and ,