brinded

Meaning

1. (archaic, dialectal) Especially of the fur or skin of animals: having a patchy or streaky pattern, usually brown or grey in colour; brindled.
2. (dialectal) Frowning, looking sour or angry.

Synonyms

brindled

brindle

tabby

streaky

spotted

banded

streaked

Translations

tigrat

scheckig

gescheckt

παρδαλός

soriano

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɹɪndɪd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: brend

Inherited from Old English: bærnan

Cognate with Old Norse: brǫndóttr

Cognate with Icelandic: bröndóttr

In summary

From Middle English brended (“burnt, branded”), from bren (“burned, branded”), from the past participle of brennen (“to burn”), from Old English bærnan (“to burn”). Also compare Old Norse brǫndóttr, Icelandic bröndóttr (“brindled”).