Talk:burjan

RFV discussion: January 2021–May 2023
Old High German. Created based on mention in etymology of. Vox Sciurorum (talk) 16:09, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
 * This is a tricky one. The usual forms in Old High German are, , , and all meaning to "to lift, raise, straighten, begin". However I was able to find a mention of the form burjan here [] Leasnam (talk) 06:22, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
 * If I change your search term from althochdeutsch to ahd I find an old dictionary of old German (Altdeutsches Wörterbuch) with an entry "&#x5b;burjan&#x5d;, purjan, purjen, purren, puren, burren, burren" which may mean burjan is reconstructed. I found unbracketed and unstarred mentions in etymology lists for other languages, which is what led to the entry here being created. Vox Sciurorum (talk) 21:58, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Not sure if it's reconstructed or not. There's really no need for references to reconstruct the term (i.e. *burjan), it definitely exists as burien, so I don't see the motivation towards sources needing to do that. burjan would have to be an early form though, so if attested it must be one of the first... Leasnam (talk) 22:19, 1 February 2021 (UTC)


 * RFV failed. Vox Sciurorum (talk) 18:11, 9 May 2023 (UTC)