- *branna 'land
where nothing grows', fr *brenno 'rotten' Ir branar, W
braenar 'fallow', Br breinar; see bran
above -
breuil 'copse' Prov brogo, Emilian...
- akin to
Irish brén,
Welsh braen,
Breton brein 'putrid'; Ir bréanar, W
braenar, Br
breinar 'fallow field'. Derivatives: brañal, brañeira, brañento 'idem'...
