Brunt
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late Middle English (denoting a blow or an attack, also the force or shock of something): of unknown origin.
wiktionary
From Middle English brunt, bront, from Old Norse brundr or brundtíð(“ oestrus, rut”), or bruna(“to rush”).
etymonline
brunt (n.)
late 14c., "a sharp blow," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old Norse brundr "sexual heat," or bruna "to advance like wildfire" (said of a ship under sail, etc.). Meaning "chief force, the heaviest or worst (of something)," as in bear the brunt, is from early 15c.
