berien

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English byrġan, byriġan, from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną. Doublet of bargaynen.

Pronunciation

  • (from byrġan) IPA(key): /ˈbɛrjən/, /ˈbirjən/, /ˈburjən/, /ˈbɛrən/, /ˈburən/
  • (from byriġan) IPA(key): /ˈbɛriən/, /ˈburiən/

Verb

berien

  1. To bury (in a grave); to put to rest.
  2. To store below the ground securely.
  3. To hide; make non-visible by means of covering.
  4. (rare) To seek refuge in; to live in.
  5. (rare) To practice the ceremony associated with burial.
  6. (rare) To abandon, forego, renounce.

Conjugation

Conjugation of berien (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) berien, berie
present tense past tense
1st-person singular berie beried
2nd-person singular beriest beriedest
3rd-person singular berieth beried
subjunctive singular berie
imperative singular —
plural1 berien, berie berieden, beriede
imperative plural berieth, berie —
participles beriynge, beriende beried, yberied

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: bury
  • Scots: buiry

References

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