Part of speech: verb
Verb type: weak verb (1)
1. to cause to burn; to kindle, light, set on fire; 2. to burn, burn down; to destroy by fire (also bernan)
Etymology
[Mod E BURN ← *brannjan; Goth ga-brannjan; O Fris barna; O Sax brennian; OHG brennen (Mod G brennen); Icel brenna]
Paradigm
4.2.1 (a)
(a) with a short root vowel
I class | infinitive | past tense singular |
to plough | erian | erede |
to perform, commit | fremman | fremede |
(b) with a long root vowel
I class | infinitive | past tense singular |
to feed | fédan | fédde |
to keep, observe | cépan | cépte |
to send | sendan | sende |
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