inburn
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Nicias has written upon this picture that he 'inburned' it, [...]"
- "The habits of their fathers and their own early years have been so deeply inburned that they have not yet come to appreciate the value and convenience of modern toilets."
- "Of life complete — the outer rays / That show what fire of love inburns, [...]"
Etymology
From Middle English *inbernen, *inbrennen, from Old English *inbiernan, *inbærnan, suggested by Old English inbryne (“fire, burning”) and inbærnednes (“burning, incense”), equivalent to in- + burn. Compare Old English onbiernan (“to be burning”). Cognate with Dutch inbranden (“to burn”), German einbrennen (“to burn”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: in
Usage
Inflected Forms
inburns (present, singular)
inburning (participle, present)
inburned (participle, past)
inburned (past)