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.
- 1595, William Shakespeare, Locrine: