burian

See also: Burian and burián

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English bürȝen, from Old English byrġen, burġen (“burying-place, grave, sepulchre, tomb, burial”), from Proto-West Germanic *burginnju, from Proto-Germanic *burginjō (“burial”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (“to shelter, protect, save, preserve”). Related to Old English beorg (modern English barrow) and Old English byrġan (“to raise a mound, hide, bury, inter”). More at bury.

Noun

burian (plural burians)

  1. (Now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) A tomb; sepulchre.
  2. (Now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) A burial mound.
  3. (Now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) A camp; hill-fort.

Anagrams

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈburi̯an]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *burьjanъ.

Noun

burian m inan

  1. (dialectal) weed (unwanted plant)
    Alternative forms: burina, buran, buraň

Etymology 2

Noun

burian m inan

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of buriak; a variety of red potato

Etymology 3

Noun

burian m inan

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of burián; largest bell in a tower

Further reading

  • “burian”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
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