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† ˈbernet Obs. Law.
In 1 bærnet, -nytte, 1–3 bernet.
[OE. bærnet, f. bærnan to burn.]
Burning, combustion; hence, the crime of arson. Retained as a technical archaism in the Laws of Henry I, whence in 17th c. law dictionaries.
c1000ælfric Gen. xxii. 9 He wudu ᵹeloᵹode.. to his sunu bærnytte. c1000Cnut's Sec. Laws §65 Husbryce and bærnet..is botleas. c1150Leg. Hen. Primi c. 1281 (Schmidt 444) Quaedam non possunt emendari, quae sunt: husbreche et bernet. [In Cowell and other Law Dicts, as an obs. term.] |