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brand
English
Etymology
From Middle English brand, from Old English brand (“fire; flame; burning; torch; sword”), from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“flame; flaming; fire-brand; torch; sword”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?renu- (“to bubble forth; brew; spew forth; burn”). Cognate with Scots brand, West Frisian brân (“fire”), Dutch brand, German Brand, Swedish brand (“blaze, fire”), Icelandic brandur, French brand (< Germanic). Parallel to e.g. Proto-Slavic *gor?ti (“to burn”) from Proto-Indo-European *b?renu- (“to bubble forth; brew; spew forth; burn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?ænd/
- Rhymes: -ænd
Noun
brand (plural brands)
- (obsolete, rare) A conflagration; a flame.
- 1559, Jasper Heywood (translator), Troas
- Goe to prepare the maryages what neede the torchis light? be holde the towres of troy do shyne with brandes that blase full bright.
- 1559, Jasper Heywood (translator), Troas
- Is yet againe thy brest enflamde,
with brande of venus might
- Is yet againe thy brest enflamde,
- 1559, Jasper Heywood (translator), Troas
- (archaic or poetic) A piece of burning wood or peat, or a glowing cinder.
- 1513, Gavin Douglas, The Eneados
- The fearful brands and bleezes of het fire.
- 1859-1890, John Gorham Palfrey, History of New England to the Revolutionary War
- Snatching a live brand from a wigwam, Mason threw it on a matted roof.
- 1559, Jasper Heywood (translator), Troas
- Or when amid the Grecians shippes,
he threw the brandes of fyre.
- Or when amid the Grecians shippes,
- 1513, Gavin Douglas, The Eneados
- (Scotland, Northern England) A torch used for signaling.
- (archaic) A sword.
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, Sir Galahad
- The shattering trumpet shrilleth high,
The hard brands shiver on the steel,
The splinter'd spear-shafts crack and fly,
The horse and rider reel
- The shattering trumpet shrilleth high,
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, Sir Galahad
- A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.
- A branding iron.
- The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public.
- A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished.
- (by extension) Any specific type or variety of something; a distinct style or manner.
- The public image or reputation and recognized, typical style of an individual or group.
- 2011, Tom Bevan, Carl M. Cannon, Election 2012: The Battle Begins, Crown (?ISBN)
- The Obama brand had taken a hit two months earlier, when he campaigned for Creigh Deeds in Virginia and Jon Corzine in New Jersey, only to see them both lose.
- 2012, Start Your Own Personal Concierge Service, Entrepreneur Press (?ISBN), page 104:
- Her brand is edgy, cosmopolitan, and out-of-the-box, so blogging is the perfect, ever-changing match for her.
- 2019, Sally Thorne, 99 Percent Mine: A Novel, HarperCollins (?ISBN):
- He unplugged my umbilical cord to take a leisurely swig, smirking, watching me turn blue before giving it back. My cardiologist told me that was impossible, but I'm still convinced. That's very on-brand for [my twin] Jamie.
- 2011, Tom Bevan, Carl M. Cannon, Election 2012: The Battle Begins, Crown (?ISBN)
- A mark of infamy; stigma.
- Any minute fungus producing a burnt appearance in plants.
Synonyms
- (distinguishing name, symbol or logo): trademark, logo, brand name, marque, tradename, proprietary name
- (reputation): repute, name, good name
Hyponyms
- (mark made by burning a human): badge
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
brand (third-person singular simple present brands, present participle branding, simple past and past participle branded)
- (transitive) To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.
- When they caught him, he was branded and then locked up.
- (transitive) To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership.
- The ranch hands had to brand every new calf by lunchtime.
- (transitive) To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.
- Her face is branded upon my memory.
- (transitive) To stigmatize, label (someone).
- He was branded a fool by everyone that heard his story.
- I had never defrauded a man of a farthing, nor called him knave behind his back. But now the last rag that covered my nakedness had been torn from me. I was branded a blackleg, card-sharper, and murderer.
- (transitive, marketing) To associate a product or service with a trademark or other name and related images.
- They branded the new detergent "Suds-O", with a nature scene inside a green O on the muted-colored recycled-cardboard box.
Translations
Derived terms
Related terms
- brand new
- rebrand
See also
References
- brand at OneLook Dictionary Search
- brand in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- brand in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brant/
Etymology 1
From Dutch brand, from Middle Dutch brant, from Old Dutch *brand, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz.
Noun
brand (plural brande, diminutive brandjie)
- destructive, catastrophic fire (such as a house fire)
Etymology 2
From Dutch branden, from Middle Dutch branden.
Verb
brand (present brand, present participle brandende, past participle gebrand)
- (ergative) to burn
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Danish brand, from Old Norse brandr, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz, compare with Swedish brand, English brand, German Brand.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bran?/, [?b???n?]
- Homophone: brænd
Noun
brand c (singular definite branden, plural indefinite brande)
- fire (large, destructive fire, as in a building)
- smut (plant disease)
Inflection
References
- “brand,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English brand, cognate with the former word.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bra?nd/, [?b??æ?nd?]
Noun
brand n (singular definite brandet, plural indefinite brands)
- brand (public image)
- brand (a specific product)
Inflection
References
- “brand,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bra?nd/, [?b??æ?nd?]
Verb
brand
- imperative of brande
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /br?nt/
- Hyphenation: brand
- Rhymes: -?nt
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch brant, from Old Dutch *brand, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz.
Noun
brand m (plural branden, diminutive brandje n)
- destructive, catastrophic fire (such as a house fire)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: brand
See also
- rook
- vuur
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
brand
- first-person singular present indicative of branden
- imperative of branden
French
Etymology
From Middle French brand, from Old French brant, from Frankish *brand (“firebrand, flaming sword”), from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“firebrand, torch, sword”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?renu- (“to burn”). Cognate with Old High German brant (“fire, firebrand, burning iron”), Old English brand (“fire, flame, brand, torch, sword, weapon”), Old Norse brandr (“fire, firebrand, sword”). More at English brand.
Noun
brand m (plural brands)
- (archaic) a sword
Further reading
- “brand” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Icelandic
Noun
brand
- indefinite accusative singular of brandur
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English brand.
Noun
brand m (invariable)
- brand (product symbol)
Middle English
Alternative forms
- braund, brend, brond, broond
Etymology
From Old English brand, from Proto-West Germanic *brand, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brand/, /bra?nd/
- (from OE brond) IPA(key): /br?nd/, /br??nd/
Noun
brand (plural brandes)
- fire, flame
- burning wood or coal
- torch (lit stick)
- sword, blade
Related terms
Descendants
- English: brand
- Scots: brand
- Yola: broan
References
- “br??nd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse brandr. Doublet of brann.
Noun
brand m (definite singular branden, indefinite plural brandar, definite plural brandane)
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. - form removed with the spelling reform of 1938; superseded by brann; fire
References
- “brand” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brand/
Noun
brand m (plural brands)
- (nautical) pitch (movement around the beam axis)
Old Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse brandr.
Noun
brand
- fire (occurrence of fire in a certain place)
Descendants
- Danish: brand
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *brand, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz.
Alternative forms
- brond
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /br?nd/
Noun
brand m
- firebrand; torch
- a sword (poetic)
Declension
Descendants
- Middle English: brand, brond
- English: brand
- Scots: brand
Old Norse
Noun
brand
- indefinite accusative singular of brandr
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish brander, from Old Norse brandr, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz, from Proto-Indo-European *b?renu-. A derivative of brinna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brand/, [bran??d?]
- Rhymes: -and
Noun
brand c
- accidental, uncontrollable fire, conflagration
Declension
Derived terms
- bilbrand
- brandbomb
- brandfara
- brandfarlig
- brandfilt
- brandförsäkring
- brandkår
- brandlarm
- brandrea
- brandrisk
- brandskada
- brandsläckare
- gräsbrand
- husbrand
- mordbrand
- skogsbrand
- zombiebrand
See also
References
- brand in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “brand”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
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character
English
Etymology
From Middle English caracter, from Old French caractere, from Latin character, from Ancient Greek ???????? (kharakt?r, “type, nature, character”), from ??????? (kharáss?, “I engrave”). Doublet of charakter.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k??(?)kt?/, /?kæ?(?)kt?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?kæ??kt?/
- Hyphenation: char?ac?ter
Noun
character (countable and uncountable, plural characters)
- (countable) A being involved in the action of a story.
- (countable) A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; phene.
- (uncountable, countable) A complex of traits marking a person, group, breed, or type.
- A man of […] thoroughly subservient character
- (uncountable) Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength.
- (countable) A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially charisma.
- (countable) A written or printed symbol, or letter.
- 1669, William Holder, Elements of Speech
- It were much to be wished that there were throughout the world but one sort of character for each letter to express it to the eye.
- 1669, William Holder, Elements of Speech
- (countable, dated) Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the particular form of letters used by a person or people.
- (countable, dated) A secret cipher; a way of writing in code.
- (countable, computing) One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.
- (countable, informal) A person or individual, especially one who is unknown or raises suspicions.
- (countable, mathematics) A complex number representing an element of a finite Abelian group.
- (countable) Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty.
- (countable, dated) The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation.
- This subterraneous passage is much mended since Seneca gave so bad a character of it.
- (countable, dated) A reference given to a servant, attesting to their behaviour, competence, etc.
- (countable, obsolete) Personal appearance.
Usage notes
Character is sometimes used interchangeably with reputation, but the two words have different meanings; character describes the distinctive qualities of an individual or group while reputation describes the opinions held by others regarding an individual or group. Character is internal and authentic, while reputation is external and perceived.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Pages starting with “character”.
Translations
Verb
character (third-person singular simple present characters, present participle charactering, simple past and past participle charactered)
- (obsolete) To write (using characters); to describe.
See also
- codepoint
- font
- glyph
- letter
- symbol
- rune
- pictogram
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ???????? (kharakt?r).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /k?a?rak.ter/, [k?ä??äkt??r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka?rak.ter/, [k????kt??r]
Noun
character m (genitive charact?ris); third declension
- branding iron
- brand (made by a branding iron)
- characteristic, mark, character, style
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Descendants
- Hungarian: karakter
- Galician: caritel; ? carácter
- Irish: carachtar
- Italian: carattere
- Old French: caractere
- ? English: character
- French: caractère
- Polish: charakter
- ? Russian: ????????? (xarákter)
- Portuguese: caractere, carácter
- Sicilian: caràttiri
- Spanish: carácter
References
- character in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- character in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- character in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Portuguese
Noun
character m (plural characteres)
- Obsolete spelling of caráter (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).
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