| 【burn】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old Norse word(s) "brenna." It carries the basic meaning of "burn." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "burn"]
burn ****[1128] If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there.
burning **[4241] on fire; producing or having a flame
burnt **[3709] consumed, altered, or damaged by or as if by fire or heat
[WORD ROOT]root burn
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] burn, burnt
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old Norse) brenna
[MEANING]root burn
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 birnan [=beornan]
- 【Old English】 bærnan [=beornan, from Greek thermos] to kindle
- 【Old English】 beornan be on fire
- 【Old English】 bryne (n, )
- 【Old Norse】 brenna to burn, light
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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burn ★★★★[1128] verb from burn
【DEFINITION】 If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there.
【Declension/Conjugation】 burned burnt, burned burnt, burning, burns
【SYNONYM】 smoulder, smolder
【ROOTs】 burn; burn
【Etymology】 《Old Norse brenna》 to burn, light
【First Known Meaning】 be on fire, be consumed by fire; be inflamed with passion or desire, be ardent; destroy (something) with fire, expose to the action of fire, roast, broil, toast; burn (something) in cooking
burning ★★[4241] adjective from burn
【DEFINITION】 ① on fire; producing or having a flame
② very strong
③ a.very hot
【COMPOSITION】 burn + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ burn; burn ⑵ ing; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old Norse brenna》 to burn, light
【DERIVATIVEs】 burningly, burning
burnt ★★[3709] adjective from burn
【DEFINITION】 consumed, altered, or damaged by or as if by fire or heat
【ROOTs】 burnt(burn); burn
【Etymology】 《Old Norse brenna》 to burn, light
【First Known Meaning】 consumed or scorched by fire,
Other words containing "burn"; burningly, burnout
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
bull
build
broad
brev-
break
bore
book
bal-, bel-, bol-
body
bite, bitter
