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BEORNAN

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
BEORNAN, byrnan; ic beorne, byrne, ðú beornest, beornst, byrnest, byrnst, he beorneþ, beornþ, byrneþ, byrnþ, pl. beornaþ; p. ic, he bearn, barn, born, ðú burne, pl. burnon; pp. bornen.
Wright's OE grammar
§59; §66; §98;
Grammar
BEORNAN, v. n.
To BURN, be on fire; ardere, exardere, comburi
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  • Ðonne beorneþ [byrneþ, Spl.] eorre his

    cum exarserit ira ejus

    • Ps. Surt. 2, 13.

  • Se ðe ǽfre nú beorneþ on bendum

    he who now ever burns in bonds

    • Cd. 222
      • ;
    • Th. 290, 12
      • ;
    • Sat. 414.

  • Bearn [MS. beorn] breóstsefa

    [their] spirit burned

    • Exon. 15 b
      • ;
    • Th. 34, 10
      • ;
    • Cri. 540.

  • Heofoncandel barn

    the heavenly candle burnt

    • Cd. 148
      • ;
    • Th. 184, 31
      • ;
    • Exod. 115.

  • Hreðer innan born

    his spirit burned within

    • Exon. 46 b
      • ;
    • Th. 158, 18
      • ;
    • Gú. 910.

  • Him sorga burnon on breóstum

    sorrows burned in their breasts

    • Cd. 37
      • ;
    • Th. 48, 17
      • ;
    • Gen. 777.
Grammar
BEORNAN, v. trans.
To BURN; urere, comburere
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  • Swá fýr wudu byrneþ

    sicut ignis comburit silvas

    • Ps. Th. 82, 10.
Etymology
[
O. Sax. M. H. Ger. O. H. Ger. brinnan
:
Ger. brennen
:
Swed. O. Nrs. brenna
.]
Derived forms
a-beornan, for-, ge-
Similar entries
v. bærnan, byrnan, on-brinnan.
Linked entries
v.  a-beornan barn bearn ge-burnen brinnan birnan bernan.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “BEORNAN.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/3758.

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