forburn
verbEtymology From Middle English forburnen, forbrinnen, from Old English forbirnan (intransitive) and forbærnan (transitive), equivalent to for- + burn. Cognate with Saterland Frisian ferbaadenje, ferbaanje (“to burn up”), West Frisian ferbarne (“to burn up”), German Low German verbrannen (“to burn up”), German verbrennen (“to burn up, incinerate”).
1
Obsolete To destroy or damage by burning.
- [He] sent then a host thither and bade slay all the town-ship, and forburn the town.1852, Alfred (King of England), The whole works of King Alfred the Great:
2
Obsolete To burn; to be consumed by fire.