[river] The Brenne is a 71.7 km river in Côte-d`Or in Bourgogne, eastern France. It rises in Sombernon and flows generally northwest to join the Armançon at Buffon, 6 km downstream from Montbard. ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenne_(river)
1) To burn 
[river] The Brenne is a 71.7 km river in Côte-d`Or in Bourgogne, eastern France. It rises in Sombernon and flows generally northwest to join the Armançon at Buffon, 6 km downstream from Montbard. ...
• (v. t. & i.) To burn.