Type Word Usage Anglo-Saxon Meaning & History Old English word meaning "to burn" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Given Name DescendantBrinley(English) Surname DescendantsBarnet, Barnett, Brinley(English) Sources & References Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 66, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.