burian

See also: Burian and burián

English

Alternative forms

• burien, berien

Etymology

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.

Noun

burian (plural burians)

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

Anagrams

• Brunai, Urbina, Urbian, rubian, burani

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /burɪ̯an/, [ˈburɪ̯an]
• Rhymes: -urɪ̯an
• Hyphenation: bu‧rian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *burьjanъ.

Noun

burian m inan

1. (dialectal) weed (unwanted plant)

   Alternative forms: burina, buran, buraň

Etymology 2

Noun

burian m inan

1. (dialectal) alternative form of buriak; a variety of red potato

Etymology 3

Noun

burian m inan

1. (dialectal) alternative form of burián; largest bell in a tower

Further reading

• “burian”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026