burned
UK: bɜːnd | US: bɜːrnd
adj. damaged or charred by fire or heat
v. (past tense and past participle of burn) to undergo combustion or cause to undergo combustion
The word burned originates from the Old English bærnan (to burn) and byrnan (to be on fire), both derived from Proto-Germanic brennaną. The suffix -ed is a common Germanic past tense marker, indicating completed action. Over time, burned emerged as the regular past form of burn, though burnt (with the older strong verb suffix -t) remains an alternative in British English. The morpheme burn retains its core meaning of combustion, while -ed marks the action as past.
The toast burned because I left it in the toaster too long.
She burned her hand on the hot stove.
The forest burned for days before firefighters contained it.
He burned the old letters to avoid any reminders of the past.
The smell of burned wood lingered in the air after the campfire.