forburn

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To destroy or damage by burning. obsolete,transitive
    — [He] sent then a host thither and bade slay all the town-ship, and forburn the town.
  2. To burn; to be consumed by fire. intransitive,obsolete

词形变化

forburns present,singular,third-person forburning participle,present forburned participle,past forburned past forburnt participle,past forburnt past

词源

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”).
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