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burian.

A tomb; sepulchre.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A tomb; sepulchre.

    Scotland
  2. A burial mound.

    Scotland
  3. A camp; hill-fort.

    Scotland
Where this word comes from

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.

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