biernan

== Old English == === Alternative forms === byrnan, birnan, beornan === Etymology === Metathesis of earlier *brinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *brinnan, from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną. Cognate with Old Saxon brinnan, Old Dutch brinnan, Old High German brinnan, Old Norse brinna, Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (brinnan). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbi͜yr.nɑn/, [ˈbi͜yrˠ.nɑn] === Verb === biernan (West Saxon) (intransitive) to burn c. 900, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans translation of "Alexander the Great's Letter to Aristotle" late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Nativity of the Lord" Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 1066 ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bærnan forbiernan ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: brennen, bren, brenne, brin, brine, brynne (especially Northern), berne, bernen, birne, byrne (uncommon or early), bearne, beornen (early), bærnen (Laȝamon), bærnenn, brennenn (Ormulum)English: burn→ Middle Scots: burnScots: burnMiddle Scots: bryn, byrnScots: bren, brenn, brend