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b
i
rnan
V (v-strong-3)
burn
Source:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/birnan#Old_English; https://bosworthtoller.com/40390
originates from: PGmc
*brinnan-
'burn' (
oe-r-metathesis
) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Kroonen 2013
:77)
Variations
beornan
'burn'
biernan
'burn'
Paradigms