Etymology

underburn

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Today it means: To burn up. Full definition →

Middle English underbrennen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromunderbrennen“to set on fire, burn up”
  2. English todayunderburn

From Middle English underbrennen (“to set on fire, burn up”), equivalent to under- + burn.

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