I. ˈbrent adjective
Etymology: Middle English brent, brant, from Old English brant; akin to Old Norse brattr steep, and probably to Old High German bor height, beran to bear — more at bear
1. dialect Britain : steep , precipitous
2. chiefly Scotland : smooth , unwrinkled
your bonny brow was brent — Robert Burns
II.
or brent goose
variant of brant
III.
archaic
past of burn