brending

English

Etymology

From Middle English brenning, brinninge, equivalent to bren (“to set on fire”) +‎ -ing. Probably influenced in form by the past participle brend, brent (“burnt”), or from brand.

Noun

brending (uncountable)

(dialectal or obsolete) The act of burning; burning.
- 1595, William Shakespeare, Locrine:
  From the building to the brending.

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