berien

Middle English

Alternative forms

• burien, birien, burye, byryen, beryen, burren

Etymology

From Old English byrġan, byriġan, from Proto-Germanic *burgijaną. Doublet of bargaynen.

Pronunciation

• (from byrġan) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛrjən/, /ˈbirjən/, /ˈburjən/, /ˈbɛrən/, /ˈburən/
• (from byriġan) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛriən/, /ˈburiən/

Verb

berien

1. To bury (in a grave); to put to rest.
2. To store below the ground securely.
3. To hide; make non-visible by means of covering.
4. (rare) To seek refuge in; to live in.
5. (rare) To practice the ceremony associated with burial.
6. (rare) To abandon, forego, renounce.

Conjugation

Conjugation of berien (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) berien, berie
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	berie	beried
2nd-person singular	beriest	beriedest
3rd-person singular	berieth	beried
subjunctive singular	berie
imperative singular		—
plural1	berien, berie	berieden, beriede
imperative plural	berieth, berie	—
participles	beriynge, beriende	beried, yberied

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• beriel
• berier
• buryinge
• burynes

Descendants

• English: bury
• Scots: buiry

References

• “birien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 April 2018.