http://wordie.org/words/burn Comments for the word 'Burn' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/burn#comments Merriam-Webster Dictionary: <br />noun <br />Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German brunno spring of water <br />Date: before 12th century <br />creek <br />"<i>And the otter grew so sentimental (for otters can be very sentimental when they choose, like a good many people who are both cruel and greedy, and no good to anybody at all) that she sailed solemnly away down the <a href="/words/burn">burn</a>, and Tom saw her no more for that time."</i> <br />_Water Babies, Charles Kingsley, 1937 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:42:56 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/burn#comments