Definitions
get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
Word origin
From Late Middle English burne, birne, which arose via the metathesis of brinne, brynne, a variant of brennen. The East Midland forms were heavily influenced by Old Norse brinna, brenna (“to burn”), from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną (“to burn”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenw-, present stem from *bʰrewh₁-. Doublet of brew.
Used in a sentence
“She had second-degree burns from falling in the bonfire.”
“He burnt his hand in the fire.”
“chili burn from eating hot peppers”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues
01“Damage with heat”4 letters
02“Injury from heat”4 letters
03“Be damaged by heat”4 letters
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