forburn

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English forburnen, forbrinnen, from Old English forbirnan (intransitive) and forbærnan (transitive), equivalent to for- +‎ burn. Cognate with Saterland Frisian ferbaadenje, ferbaanje (“to burn up”), West Frisian ferbarne (“to burn up”), German Low German verbrannen (“to burn up”), German verbrennen (“to burn up, incinerate”). === Verb === forburn (third-person singular simple present forburns, present participle forburning, simple past and past participle forburned or forburnt) (transitive, obsolete) To destroy or damage by burning. Synonyms: burn away, burn down, burn up, cinder, incinerate; see also Thesaurus:incinerate (intransitive, obsolete) To burn; to be consumed by fire. Synonyms: burn, combust, go up; see also Thesaurus:burn