berien
Middle English
/ˈbɛrjən/, /ˈbɛriən/
verb
Definitions
- To bury in a grave; to put to rest.
- To store below the ground securely.
- To hide; make non-visible by means of covering.
- (rare) To seek refuge in; to live in.
- (rare) To practice the ceremony associated with burial.
- (rare) To abandon, forego, renounce.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English byrġan inherited from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną (keep safe, borrow, lend, hide).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*burgijaną
Gloss
keep safe, borrow, lend, hide
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Cognates and derived terms
- burial English
- *bhergh- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰergʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *burgijaną Proto-Germanic
- byrgan Old English
- byrgen Old English
- byrgenn Old English
- byriġnes Old English
- byrġan Old English
- byrġels Old English
- beriel Middle English
- berier Middle English
- burien Middle English
- buryinge Middle English
- burynes Middle English
- byrgja Old Norse
- 𐌱𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- põrgu Estonian
- *borganjan Frankish