burynes
Middle English
Alternative forms
- burinæsse, burinesse, burines, berynes, byrinesse, byrynes, berynes, berenes
Etymology
From Old English byriġnes; equivalent berien + -ness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛrinɛs/, /ˈbirinɛs/, /ˈburinɛs/
Noun
burynes
- A sepulchre; a place where one is entombed.
- The process of burial; inhumation.
Descendants
- English: buriness (obsolete)
References
- “birines(se (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-06.