berien
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English byrġan, byriġan, from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną. Doublet of bargaynen.
Pronunciation edit
- (from byrġan) IPA(key): /ˈbɛrjən/, /ˈbirjən/, /ˈburjən/, /ˈbɛrən/, /ˈburən/
- (from byriġan) IPA(key): /ˈbɛriən/, /ˈburiən/
Verb edit
berien
- To bury (in a grave); to put to rest.
- To store below the ground securely.
- To hide; make non-visible by means of covering.
- (rare) To seek refuge in; to live in.
- (rare) To practice the ceremony associated with burial.
- (rare) To abandon, forego, renounce.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of berien (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “birien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-27.