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burian

burian noun: a tomb; sepulchre.

Noun

burian (plural burians)

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

Proper noun capitalized: Burian

Burian (plural Burians)

  1. A surname.

Forms of burian

Noun
pluralburians
alternative formburien
alternative formberien
Proper noun
pluralBurians

Origin of burian

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.

Questions about burian

What does burian mean?
Burian means a tomb; sepulchre.
What part of speech is burian?
Burian can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of burian?
The plural of burian is burians.

Words near burian in the dictionary

  1. burial-place
  2. buriall
  3. burialls
  4. burialplace
  5. burials
  6. burian
  7. burians
  8. Burias
  9. Buriat
  10. Buriatia
  11. Buriats

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