Bren

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


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Bren

type of machine gun used by the British army in World War II, 1937, short for Bren gun, coined from first letters of Brno, Czechoslovakia, and Enfield, near London. The patent was purchased in Brno, and the gun was manufactured in Enfield.