Etymology

firebrand

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Today it means: A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end. Full definition →

Middle English fyr-brand
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromfyr-brand
  2. English todayfirebrand

From Middle English fyr-brand, furbrond, equivalent to fire + brand. Cognate with German Feuerbrand (“firebrand”).

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