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Old English · verb

forbirnan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/forˈbir.nɑn/
[forˈbirˠ.nɑn]
Syllables
for · ˈbir · nɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
forburn

Meaning

  1. to burn (completely): burn down, burn up

    late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Exodus 3:2

    Moses saw that the bush was burning without being consumed.

Conjugation

Conjugation of forbirnan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular forbirneforbarnforbornforbearn
2nd singular forbirnstforburne
3rd singular forbirnþforbarnforbornforbearn
Plural forbirnaþforburnon
Subjunctive
Singular forbirneforburne
Plural forbirnenforburnen
Non-finite forms of forbirnan
Form
Infinitive forbirnan
Inflected infinitive forbirnenne
Imperative singular forbirn
Imperative plural forbirnaþ
Present participle forbirnende
Past participle forburnen

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *frabrinnan. Equivalent to for- + birnan.

Descendants

forburn

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