forbærnan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to burn (completely): burn down, burn up
- (transitive) to burn (injure with heat)
Etymology
Inherited from *frabrannijan pre from Old English bærnan (burn).
Origin
Old English
bærnan
Gloss
burn
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *brannijaną Proto-Germanic
- bærnan Old English
- brended, brend Middle English
- brennen Middle English
- *frabrannijan gmw-pro