brand / branned [brænd]
brand – n. & v. – n. – 1. an identifying mark; 2. a mark seared into flesh etc. for identification and the tool used to do this; 3. a sword; 4. a plant blight; v. 1. attach or sear with a mark; 2. stigmatize, disgrace; 3. assign a label; 4. make an indelible impression
branned – v. past tense of bran – 1. boiled in bran drench; 2. cleansed (tinned plate) of oil, esp. with bran