biernan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to burn
Etymology
Inherited from *brinnan inherited from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną (burn, be on fire).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*brinnaną
Gloss
burn, be on fire
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
- bronst Dutch, Flemish
- *bʰrenw- Proto-Indo-European
- *brannijaną Proto-Germanic
- *brinnaną Proto-Germanic
- birnan Old English
- brenna Old Norse
- brinna Old Norse
- brenna Icelandic
- bernen Middle Dutch
- brinnan Old High German
- brinnen Middle High German
- brennen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐍉 Gothic
- *brinnan gmw-pro
- *brinnan Old Dutch
- brennen Old Dutch
- brinnan Old Dutch
- farbrinnan Old Dutch
- brinnan Old Saxon
- brīn Vilamovian