Etymology

unbury

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Today it means: To dig up, to remove from the ground. Full definition →

Middle English unburien ← Old English *unbyrġan
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  1. Old English · inherited from*unbyrġan
  2. Middle English · inherited fromunburien
  3. English todayunbury

From Middle English unburien, unbirien, from Old English *unbyrġan (compare Old English unbyrġed (“unburied”)), equivalent to un- + bury.

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