Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burneth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
bur-neth
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenw- Proto-Indo-European *bʰrénuh₁e-? Proto-Germanic *brinnaną Proto-West Germanic *brinnan Old English biernan ▲ Proto-Germanic *brinnaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *brannijaną Proto-West Germanic *brannijan Old English bærnan Old Norse brennabor. Middle English brennen English burn Proto-Germanic *-ōþi Proto-West Germanic *-ōþ Old English -aþ Middle English -eth English -eth English burneth From burn + -eth.

Usage

Questions

What does burneth mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of burn
Where does burneth come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenw- Proto-Indo-European *bʰrénuh₁e-? Proto-Germanic *brinnaną Proto-West Germanic *brinnan Old English biernan ▲ Proto-Germanic *brinnaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *brannijaną Proto-West Germanic *brannijan Old English bærnan Old Norse brennabor. Middle English brennen English burn Proto-Germanic *-ōþi Proto-West Germanic *-ōþ Old English -aþ Middle English -eth English -eth English burneth From burn + -eth.

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