Modern English → Old English
Old English word for burn
10 headwords match “burn”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; bærnan ranks first.
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burn — to burn
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative bærne first-person singular past indicative bærnde second-person singular present indicative bærnest, bærnst second-person singular past indicative bærndest third-person singular present indicative bærneþ, bærnþ third-person singular past indicative bærnde -
burn — to burn
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative bierne first-person singular past indicative barn, born, bearn second-person singular present indicative biernst second-person singular past indicative burne third-person singular present indicative biernþ third-person singular past indicative barn, born, bearn -
burn — burning, fire; flame, heat
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular bryne genitive singular brynes dative singular bryne accusative singular bryne nominative plural brynas genitive plural bryna -
burn — stream
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular burna genitive singular burnan dative singular burnan accusative singular burnan nominative plural burnan genitive plural burnena -
burn — a stream, brook, river, or other running water
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular burne genitive singular burnan dative singular burnan accusative singular burnan nominative plural burnan genitive plural burnena -
burn — to burn
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative swǣle first-person singular past indicative swǣlde second-person singular present indicative swǣlest, swǣlst second-person singular past indicative swǣldest third-person singular present indicative swǣleþ, swǣlþ third-person singular past indicative swǣlde -
burn — to burn, blaze
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative ābierne first-person singular past indicative ābarn, āborn, ābearn second-person singular present indicative ābiernst second-person singular past indicative āburne third-person singular present indicative ābiernþ third-person singular past indicative ābarn, āborn, ābearn -
burn — to kindle, light, burn
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative ǣle first-person singular past indicative ǣlde second-person singular present indicative ǣlest, ǣlst second-person singular past indicative ǣldest third-person singular present indicative ǣleþ, ǣlþ third-person singular past indicative ǣlde -
burn — to burn, perish from heat
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative swele first-person singular past indicative swæl second-person singular present indicative swilest, swilst second-person singular past indicative swǣle third-person singular present indicative swileþ, swilþ third-person singular past indicative swæl -
burn — to cause something to burn
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative ābærne first-person singular past indicative ābærnde second-person singular present indicative ābærnest, ābærnst second-person singular past indicative ābærndest third-person singular present indicative ābærneþ, ābærnþ third-person singular past indicative ābærnde
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “burn” gets the points below; the candidates are then sorted by total. The score is shown on each entry above so the order can be checked rather than trusted.
| The English word opens the headword's definition | +10 |
| It appears later in the first definition | +6 |
| It appears in any definition | +3 |
| It is in the headword's links | +2 |
| It is listed as an English descendant (etymological evidence) | +9 |
| The headword has an inflection table | +3 |
| Part of speech is a proper noun | −5 |
| Part of speech is a verb (-ian derivations are noisy) | −3 |
| The headword is an alternative form | −6 |
| The first definition is longer than three words | −2 |
A candidate has to be a real headword with its own entry: inflected forms and grammatical terminology (genitive, nominative, preterite, …) never appear here.
Not one of these?
The match may be a different sense of “burn”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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