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† Brinfir. World English Historical Dictionary

† Brinfir. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1888, rev. 2024. † Brinfir Obs. rare. Also brimfir, brendfier. [Only in Gen. & Ex.: app. f. brenn-en to burn + FIRE: but see BRIMSTONE.] Fierce burning fire: applied as a name for brimstone.

1 c. 1250.  Gen. & Ex., 754. For mannes sinne ðus it is went, brent wið brimfir, sunken and shent. Ibid., 1110. Sone so loth ut of sodome cam brend-fier-rein de burȝe bi-nam. Ibid., 1164. To-ward sodome he saȝ ðe roke And ðe brinfires stinken smoke.

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