brimstone
English
/ˈbɹɪmˌstəʊn/, /ˈbɹɪmˌstoʊn/
noun
Definitions
- The sulfur of Hell; Hell, damnation.
- (archaic) Sulfur.
- (obsolete) A whore.
- (archaic) Used attributively as an intensifier in exclamations.
- The butterfly of the Pieridae family.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English brymston inherited from Old English brynstān (brimstone, burn-stone) compound from English brian + English stone, burn (stream) + English stone.
Origin
English
stone
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bernstein English
- Burnmouth English
- Burnside English
- Stenhouse English
- Stonehouse English
- Stonewall English
- Yellowstone English
- Yorkstone English
- aburn English
- adder stone English
- afterburn English
- airstone English
- alumstone English
- amazonstone English
- axstone English
- backburn English
- bafflestone English
- bakestone English
- bedstone English
- bilestone English
- bindstone English
- birthstone English
- blockstone English
- bloodstone English
- bluestone English
- bondstone English
- borderstone English
- boulderstone English
- boundstone English
- breakstone English
- brian English
- brimstonewort English
- brimstony English
- brownstone English
- burn English
- burn up English
- burnability English
- burnable English
- burndown English
- burner English
- burnest English
- burneth English
- burnie English
- burnlike English
- burnoff English
- burnproof English
- burnt English
- burny English
- cairngormstone English
- capstone English
- chalkstone English
- charmstone English
- cherrystone English
- chockstone English
- chuckiestone English
- chuckstone English
- claystone English
- clingstone English
- clinkstone English
- cobblestone English
- cornerstone English
- cornstone English
- crabstone English
- crowstone English
- cryoburn English
- curbstone English
- datestone English
- deorbit burn English
- destone English
- doorstone English
- dripstone English
- dropstone English
- drystone English
- eaglestone English
- earstone English
- edgestone English
- endstone English
- eyestone English
- fieldstone English
- firestone English
- flagstone English
- flintstone English
- floatstone English
- flowstone English
- footstone English
- forburn English
- forestone English
- formstone English
- framestone English
- freeburn English
- freestone English
- gallstone English
- gemstone English
- grainstone English
- grapestone English
- gravestone English
- graystone English
- greenstone English
- greystone English
- grindstone English
- gritstone English
- groundstone English
- guidestone English
- gunstone English
- hailstone English
- hammerstone English
- handstone English
- hardstone English
- headstone English
- heartburn English
- hearthstone English
- holystone English
- honestone English
- honeystone English
- hornstone English
- icestone English
- inburn English
- inkstone English
- ironstone English
- jackstone English
- jewstone English
- kerbstone English
- keystone English
- knockstone English
- lapstone English
- limestone English
- lovestone English
- madstone English
- malmstone English
- marlstone English
- merestone English
- milestone English
- milkstone English
- millstone English
- moonburn English
- moonstone English
- moorstone English
- mudstone English
- needlestone English
- nonburn English
- noseburn English
- oilstone English
- outburn English
- overburn English
- packstone English
- padstone English
- pearlstone English
- peastone English
- pebblestone English
- permastone English
- philosopher's stone English
- pipestone English
- pitchstone English
- postburn English
- potstone English
- preburn English
- puddingstone English
- quernstone English
- ragstone English
- rainburn English
- ravenstone English
- reburn English
- restone English
- rhinestone English
- rimstone English
- ringstone English
- roadstone English
- roestone English
- rottenstone English
- roundstone English
- rubblestone English
- rubstone English
- rugburn English
- runestone English
- sandstone English
- scoopstone English
- screenburn English
- scrubstone English
- scythestone English
- silkstone English
- siltstone English
- slatestone English
- sleekstone English
- slingstone English
- snakestone English
- soapstone English
- sorcerer's stone English
- starstone English
- stepstone English
- stinkstone English
- stonable English
- stone English
- stone bow English
- stone dead English
- stone knapper English
- stone-hard English
- stone-paste English
- stone-still English
- stonebaked English
- stonebird English
- stoneblower English
- stoneblowing English
- stoneboat English
- stonebow English
- stonebrash English
- stonebreak English
- stonebreaker English
- stonebrood English
- stonebuilt English
- stonecast English
- stonechat English
- stonecraft English
- stonecrop English
- stonecutter English
- stonecutting English
- stoned English
- stonedelf English
- stonedresser English
- stonefaced English
- stonefall English
- stonefish English
- stonefly English
- stoneground English
- stonehard English
- stonehead English
- stonehearted English
- stonelayer English
- stoneless English
- stonelike English
- stonelore English
- stoneman English
- stonemasonry English
- stonemeal English
- stonen English
- stoneness English
- stonepaste English
- stonepit English
- stoneproof English
- stoner English
- stoneroot English
- stonerunner English
- stoneseed English
- stonest English
- stonewall English
- stoneware English
- stonewash English
- stonewashed English
- stoneweed English
- stonework English
- stoneworker English
- stoneworking English
- stonewort English
- stoney English
- stonify English
- stonish English
- stony English
- suckstone English
- sunburn English
- sunstone English
- swinestone English
- tablestone English
- throughstone English
- thunderstone English
- tilestone English
- tinstone English
- toadstone English
- tombstone English
- topstone English
- touchstone English
- tripestone English
- turnstone English
- unburn English
- underburn English
- upping stone English
- veinstone English
- wackestone English
- waterstone English
- whetstone English
- whitestone English
- windburn English
- woodstone English
- wort English
- Bernstein German
- bernsteinfarben German
- borostyán Hungarian
- barn Dutch, Flemish
- barnsteen Dutch, Flemish
- barnsteengeel Dutch, Flemish
- steen Dutch, Flemish
- Bernstein French
- ストーン Japanese
- brynstān Old English
- bernen Middle English
- brende Middle English
- brennen Middle English
- brune, brüne Middle English
- brunstony Middle English
- brymston Middle English
- enm Middle English
- stone Middle English
- ŝtono Esperanto
- brwmstan Welsh
- branden Middle Dutch
- bernstein Middle Low German
- ston Tok Pisin
- stonim Tok Pisin
- ston Sranan Tongo
- wort
- burn
- aburn
- burnt
- stony
- stone
- brian
- burny
- stoney
- inburn
- stoned
- unburn
- reburn
- stoner
- burner
- stonen
- burnie
- stonify
- burnoff
- rugburn
- burneth
- preburn
- forburn
- sunburn
- restone
- destone
- axstone
- burnest
- outburn
- stonish
- burn up
- nonburn
- stonest
- sunstone
- stonepit
- inkstone
- gunstone
- burnable
- padstone
- freeburn
- endstone
- madstone
- bedstone
- airstone
- mudstone
- tinstone
- cryoburn
- capstone
- peastone
- burnlike
- jewstone
- stonebow
- earstone
- postburn
- keystone
- stoneman
- roestone
- rimstone
- Burnside
- moonburn
- topstone
- ragstone
- oilstone
- noseburn
- windburn
- eyestone
- drystone
- icestone
- backburn
- burndown
- lapstone
- rainburn
- gemstone
- rubstone
- stonefly
- overburn
- stonable
- potstone
- Bernstein
- brimstony
- stonehead
- malmstone
- Yorkstone
- tombstone
- pipestone
- stonewort
- datestone
- milestone
- stoneroot
- holystone
- doorstone
- roadstone
- Stenhouse
- formstone
- stoneware
- veinstone
- ironstone
- stoneboat
- Stonewall
- bilestone
- stoneweed
- underburn
- marlstone
- flowstone
- stonewall
- footstone
- crabstone
- hardstone
- jackstone
- bondstone
- kerbstone
- toadstone
- stoneless
- honestone
- stonewash
- stonecrop
- soapstone
- freestone
- hornstone
- moorstone
- dropstone
- stone bow
- sandstone
- ringstone
- suckstone
- tilestone
- silkstone
- flagstone
- stonehard
- graystone
- woodstone
- alumstone
- stonebird
- siltstone
- bindstone
- stonefall
- bluestone
- stonelike
- edgestone
- stonedelf
- dripstone
- stepstone
- claystone
- stoneseed
- stonecast
- afterburn
- cornstone
- limestone
- forestone
- bakestone
- moonstone
- stonechat
- stonework
- heartburn
- stonefish
- lovestone
- burnproof
- gallstone
- starstone
- firestone
- millstone
- stonelore
- gritstone
- headstone
- curbstone
- merestone
- greystone
- milkstone
- stonemeal
- stoneness
- runestone
- packstone
- turnstone
- handstone
- crowstone
- Burnmouth
- hailstone
- whetstone
- brownstone
- scoopstone
- pitchstone
- chockstone
- guidestone
- whitestone
- stonelayer
- touchstone
- chuckstone
- ravenstone
- stonefaced
- honeystone
- wackestone
- slingstone
- tripestone
- grainstone
- stonepaste
- flintstone
- chalkstone
- blockstone
- floatstone
- quernstone
- clinkstone
- grapestone
- stone dead
- stonebaked
- boundstone
- stonebrash
- framestone
- tablestone
- grindstone
- sleekstone
- roundstone
- permastone
- knockstone
- bloodstone
- snakestone
- stoneproof
- birthstone
- screenburn
- rhinestone
- stonebreak
- slatestone
- eaglestone
- stonecraft
- charmstone
- stonebuilt
- clingstone
- breakstone
- stone-hard
- Stonehouse
- pearlstone
- swinestone
- gravestone
- greenstone
- stonebrood
- stinkstone
- waterstone
- fieldstone
- scrubstone
- cobblestone
- hearthstone
- bafflestone
- stone-paste
- stone-still
- stonewashed
- borderstone
- cherrystone
- pebblestone
- hammerstone
- stoneblower
- cornerstone
- adder stone
- stonerunner
- scythestone
- groundstone
- rubblestone
- Yellowstone
- stonecutter
- stoneworker
- rottenstone
- needlestone
- stoneground
- amazonstone
- burnability
- stoneworking
- boulderstone
- stonebreaker
- throughstone
- stoneblowing
- stonemasonry
- thunderstone
- stonehearted
- stonecutting
- puddingstone
- deorbit burn
- upping stone
- chuckiestone
- stonedresser
- stone knapper
- brimstonewort
- cairngormstone
- sorcerer's stone
- philosopher's stone