berien

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.