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Wright's OE grammar
§60; §280; §530; §643;
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to expose to the action of heat
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  • Hý leomu rǽcað tó bærnenne synna tó wíte,

      Cri. 1622.
  • Bærned vel gehyrsted

    frigi,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 77.
to cauterize:--
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  • Se lǽce cyrfð oððe bærnð, and se untruma hrýmð,

      Hml. Th. i. 472, 15.
  • Ꝥ hine mon lǽde tó þám rícum ꝥ mon þǽr mæge sníþan and bærnan his unþeáwas,

      Bt. 38, 7; F. 210, 3.
of a lamp,
to cause to give light
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  • Ꝥ gé wacian mid mé and wé bærnan gástlico leóhfato,

      Bl. H. 145, 4.
to consume by fire
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  • Ic folcsalo bærne,

      Rä. 2, 5.
  • Gif man óðres wudu bærneð,

      Ll. Th. i. 70, 4.
  • Swá se byrnenda swefl ðone munt bærnþ,

    • Bt. 16, 1
    • ;
    • F. 50, 5.
  • Hý hergiað and bærnað,

      Wlfst. 163, 12.
  • Mann hergode and bærnde,

    • Chr. 1014
    • ;
    • P. 145, 20.
  • Hí ǽlc þing bærndon and slógon ꝥ hí gemétton,

    • 997
    • ;
    • P. 131, 9.
  • Beorndon,

    • 870
    • ;
    • P. 71, 10.
  • Swá þú bærne þornas fýre,

      Ps. Th. 117, 12.
  • Hé ongan bærnan sum deófolgild,

      Bl. H. 221, 6: B. 2313: Dan. 242.
  • Mul wærð on Cent bærned,

    • Chr. 687
    • ;
    • P. 39, 34.
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