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forburn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
for-burn
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To destroy or damage by burning.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To burn; to be consumed by fire.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: forburnen, forbirnan

Usage

Inflected Forms

forburns (present, singular) forburning (participle, present) forburned (participle, past) forburned (past) forburnt (participle, past) forburnt (past)

Synonyms

burn away burn down burn up cinder incinerate burn burn to a crisp char up combure combust cremate forburn

Questions

What does forburn mean?
To destroy or damage by burning.
Where does forburn come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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