Old English · verb
forbærnan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /forˈbær.nɑn/[forˈbærˠ.nɑn]
- Syllables
- for · ˈbær · nɑn (3 syllables)
Meaning
-
to burn (completely): burn down, burn up
Hīe wǣron tō þon hātheortlīċe ierre þæt hīe woldon þone cāsere cwicne forbærnan.
They were so enraged that they wanted to burn the emperor alive.
Blickling Homilies, "The Passion of Peter and Paul" -
to burn (injure with heat)
WIÞ BRYNE. Ġif man sīe mid fȳre āne forbærned: nim wudurofan and lilian and hlemoc, wiell on buteran, and smiere mid. Ġif man sīe mid wǣtan forbærned: nim elmrinde and lilian moran, wiell on meolcum, smiere mid þreowa on dæġe. FOR A BURN. If the patient was burned with fire alone: take woodruff, lily, and brooklime • boil in butter • smear on the burn. If they were burned by a liq
Bald's Leechbook
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | forbærne | forbærnde |
| 2nd singular | forbærnestforbærnst | forbærndest |
| 3rd singular | forbærneþforbærnþ | forbærnde |
| Plural | forbærnaþ | forbærndon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | forbærne | forbærnde |
| Plural | forbærnen | forbærnden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | forbærnan |
| Inflected infinitive | forbærnenne |
| Imperative singular | forbærn |
| Imperative plural | forbærnaþ |
| Present participle | forbærnende |
| Past participle | forbærned |
All forms (16)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *frabrannijan. Equivalent to for- + bærnan.
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