forburn
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]forburn (third-person singular simple present forburns, present participle forburning, simple past and past participle forburned or forburnt)
- (transitive) To destroy, torture, or injure by burning; burn up; burn down.
- 1852, Alfred (King of England), The whole works of King Alfred the Great:
- [He] sent then a host thither and bade slay all the town-ship, and forburn the town.
- (intransitive) To burn; be burnt; be consumed by fire; to be on fire.
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