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brant | brunt |

As a proper noun brant

is .

As a noun brunt is

the full adverse effects of; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.

brant

English

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain but similar to brandgas (sheldrake).

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any of several wild geese, of the genus Branta'', that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, ''Branta bernicla .

    • See also

    * ("brant" on Wikipedia) * (Branta)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) brant. Cognate with Scots brent, Icelandic brattr .

    Alternative forms

    * brent

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (dialectal) Steep, precipitous.
  • * Ascham
    • Grapes grow on the brant rocks so wonderfully that ye will marvel how any man dare climb up to them.
  • (Scotland) smooth; unwrinkled
  • * Burns
    • Your bonnie brow was brent .
    ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (transitive )

    Verb

    (head)
    • ----

    brunt

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The full adverse effects of; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.
    • Unfortunately, poor areas such as those in New Orleans bore the brunt of Hurricane Katrina's winds.
  • * 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/nyregion/new-jersey-continues-to-cope-with-hurricane-sandy.html?hp]," New York Times (retrieved 31 October 2012):
    • Though the storm raged up the East Coast, it has become increasingly apparent that New Jersey took the brunt of it.
  • The major part of; the bulk.
  • * If you feel tired of walking, just think of the poor donkey who has carried the brunt of our load.

    • Anagrams

    * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Adjective

    (head)
    • ----