† bernetn.
Obsolete. Law.
Burning, combustion; hence, the crime of arson. Retained as a technical archaism in the Laws of Henry I, whence in 17th cent. law dictionaries.In Cowell and other Law dictionaries, as an obsolete term.
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c1000 Ælfric Genesis xxii. 9 He wudu gelogode.. to his sunu bærnytte.
c1000 Cnut's Sec. Laws §65 Husbryce and bærnet..is botleas.
c1150 Leg. Hen. Primi c. 1281 (Schmidt 444) Quaedam non possunt emendari, quae sunt: husbreche et bernet.
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