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Brŭn or Bŭrn, n.

noun

n. [See BOURN.] A river or small stream; Bŭrn, a brook. [Scot.]

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  • Bûrn, v. t.p. 176verbtransitiveTo consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire;—frequently with up; as, to burn up wood. We'll burn his body in the holy place. Shak. 2. To injure by fire or heat; to change…
  • Bŭrn, v. i.p. 176verbintransitiveTo be on fire; to flame. “The mount burned with fire.” Deut. ix. 15. 2. To suffer from, or be injured by, an excess of heat. Your meat doth burn, quoth I. Shak. 3. To have the appearance of flame or…
  • Būrn, n.p. 176nounA hurt or injury of any thing caused by the action of fire. 2. The operation of burning or baking, as in brick-making; as, they have a good burn.
  • Bŭrn, n.p. 176nounA small stream; a brook. [Scot.]
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