Burnewin

/ˈbɜːrnjuːɪn/ noun

Definition

A Scottish term for a polished or burnished metal object, or historically, an artisan who burnishes metalwork.

Etymology

From Scottish 'burn' (polish, burnish) + 'ewin' (possibly related to 'ewing,' a crafts term). Appears in Scottish records and dialect literature from medieval times onward.

Kelly Says

In Scottish guild records, burnewin was sometimes a separate craft from general metalworking—burnishers were specialized artisans whose job was purely to make metal shine, reflecting how hierarchical medieval craft guilds were!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
伯ነውን
ber-ne-wu-n
ARالعربية
بورنيوين
bur-ni-win
BNবাংলা
বর্নেউইন
bor-ne-u-in
CACatalà
burnewin
bur-new-in
CSČeština
burnewin
bur-new-in
DADansk
burnewin
bur-new-in
DEDeutsch
burnewin
bur-new-in
ELΕλληνικά
burnewin
bur-new-in
ESEspañol
burnewin
bur-new-in
FAفارسی
بورنیوین
bor-ni-win
FISuomi
burnewin
bur-new-in
FRFrançais
burnewin
bur-new-in
GUGU
બર્નેવિન
bar-ne-vin
HAHA
burnewin
bur-new-in
HEעברית
בורניווין
bur-ni-vin
HIहिन्दी
बर्नेविन
bar-ne-vin
HUMagyar
burnewin
bur-new-in
IDBahasa Indonesia
burnewin
bur-new-in
IGIG
burnewin
bur-new-in
ITItaliano
burnewin
bur-new-in
JA日本語
バーニューウィン
baa-nyuu-wi-n
KKKK
бұрневін
bur-ne-vin
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធប៊ឺរណេត
pra-pov-phon-th-bur-net
KO한국어
버뉴윈
beo-nyu-win
MRMR
बर्नेविन
bar-ne-vin
MSBahasa Melayu
burnewin
bur-new-in
MYမြန်မာ
ဗေါင်နီတိုင်
bae-war-nee-tai
NLNederlands
burnewin
bur-new-in
NONorsk
burnewin
bur-new-in
PAPA
ਬਰਨੇਵਿਨ
bar-ne-vin
PLPolski
burnewin
bur-new-in
PTPortuguês
burnewin
bur-new-in
RORomână
burnewin
bur-new-in
RUРусский
бурневин
bur-ne-vin
SVSvenska
burnewin
bur-new-in
SWKiswahili
burnewin
bur-new-in
TAதமிழ்
பர்நியூவின்
par-ni-yu-vin
TEతెలుగు
బర్నూవిన్
bar-nu-vin
THไทย
บर्เนวิน
bon-ne-win
TLTL
burnewin
bur-new-in
TRTürkçe
burnewin
bur-new-in
UKУкраїнська
бурневін
bur-ne-vin
URاردو
بورنیوین
bur-ni-win
VITiếng Việt
burnewin
bur-new-in
YOYO
burnewin
bur-new-in
ZH中文
伯纽温
bó niǔ wēn
ZUZU
burnewin
bur-new-in

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