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birnan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
birnan, pp. burnen
Wright's OE grammar
§98; §280; §498;
To burn (intrans.)
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  • Ic byrne

    ardeo,

    ðú byrnst

    ardes,

    ic onginne byrnan

    ardesco,

    • Ælfc. Gr. Z. 212, 6
    • .
of fire, light, &c.
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  • Bir[n]ð

    ardescit (ignis ),

    • Kent. Gl. 573
    • .
  • Hé þá leóhtfatu onǽlde and hý burnon,

    • Gr. D. 43, 19
    • .
  • Ðætte se spearca bierne (birne, v. l.) heálice líge,

    • Past. 87, 6
    • .
  • Þæccille bearnende (biornende, R.)

    lucerna ardens,

    • Jn. L. 5, 35
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  • Fýres biornendes,

    • Rtl. 101, 37
    • .
  • Mon geseah swelce se heofen burne

    coelum ardere visum est,

    • Ors. 4, 7
    • ;
    • S. 184, 22
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  • Swelce se hefon birnende wǽre,

    • 2, 6
    • ;
    • S. 86, 23
    • :
    • Chr. 1098
    • ;
    • P. 234, 28
    • .
of that which is heated (metal, furnace, &c.)
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  • Birnendan bærnísene

    torrido cauterio,

    • An. Ox. 7, 112
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  • Of ðám byrnendum

    de torrente,

    • Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 46
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  • Byrnendum ofne,

    • Ælfc. T. Grn. 8, 26
    • .
of that which is consumed by fire
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  • On ðison geáre barn cyrce,

    • Chr. 1066
    • ;
    • P. 196, 2
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  • For þæs fýres bryne eall se feld born,

    • Nar. 23, 27,
  • Ðet ne byrnan

    ut non ardeant (vestimenta ),

    • Kent. Gl. 164
    • .
  • Hé fleáh ðá biernendan (birnendan, 35) ceastre,

    • Past. 397, 33
    • .
to suffer heat,
of fire
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  • Hé (Dives) wæs eall biernende,

    • Past. 309, 10
    • .
of inflammation
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  • His (Herod) líchama barn wiðútan mid langsumere hǽtan,

    • Hml. Th. i. 86, 4
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  • barn (from the action of thorns and nettles ) útan,

    • Gr. D. 101, 24
    • .
  • Swá benne ne burnon,

    • Lch. ii. 350, 29
    • .
to have ardent, vehement feeling
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  • Hé unálýfedlíce barn iunan,

    • Gr. D. 101, 26
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  • barn (born, beorn, v. ll. ) on geleáfan,

    • Bd. 4, 27
    • ;
    • Sch. 511, 10
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  • Hié burnon þǽre Godes lufan,

    • Bl. H. 133, 23.
of action or passion,
to be ardent, vehement :--
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  • Hátode, barn

    incanduisset, feruebat (ardor crudelitatis ),

    • An. Ox. 4731
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  • Byrnendes gálscipes

    flagrantis furie,

    • Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 36
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  • Ꝥ wæs gnornung þám þe on breóstum wæg byrnende lufan,

    • Chr. 975
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    • P. 120, 16
    • .
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v. beornan, byrnan in Dict.
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v.  byrnan beornan.
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