An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Brander

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Brander
Friedrich Kluge2506419An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — Brander1891John Francis Davis

Brander, m., ModHG. only, from the equiv. Du. brander, ‘a ship filled with combustibles for setting the vessels of the enemy on fire, fireship.’