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Bren

UK/bɹɛn/ US/ˈbrɛn/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II

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Origin

From Middle English brennen, from Old Norse brenna, brinna, from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną (“to set on fire”). Cognate with German brennen, Swedish bränna. Doublet of burn; see there for more.

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