A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Burien], sb. grave, MD; berien, S.—AS. byrgen.

[ Burinisse], sb. burial-place, MD; berynes, H.—AS. byrignes.

[ Burjoun], sb. burgeon, bud, MD; burioyn, H; burgon, HD; burgionys, pl., S3; burioyns, H.—OF. borjon, in Cotg. bourgeon.

[ Burjounen], v. to bud, MD; buriowne, W2; burgionys, pr. s., S3; borgouneȝ, pr. pl., S2; burioneþ, PP; burionand, pr. p., H; buriownynge, W.

[ Burn], sb. man, S2, HD; burne, S2; see [Bern].

[ Burne], sb. spring of water, MD, S; bourne, S2; borne, S2; burn, stream, S2.—AS. burna.

[ Burnen], v. to burnish, MD; burned, pp., C; borned, S3.—OF. brunir, to burnish, polish, to make brown (Cotg.). See SkD. p. 789.

[ Burnet], adj. brown, S3.—OF. brunet, brownish (Cotg.).

[ Burnet], sb. cloth of brown colour, CM, MD.—OF. brunette (Cotg.); cp. Low Lat. brunetum.

[ Burðene], sb. burden, MD; birthin, W; birthun, W2; burden, Manip.—AS. byrðen.