The lion charge on the dexter (armsbearer's right, viewer's left) side is an heraldic device formerly borne by the village's mediaeval lords, the Waldgraves. The charge on the sinister (armsbearer's left, viewer's right) side, the handpump-well, is a canting element and refers to the latter syllable in the village's name, "—born", which, although historically referring to a spring, can also refer to a well (the more usual form is "Brunnen"). This is, nevertheless, a false assumption. Historically, the last syllable in the village's name refers to a dwelling, not a well.