burnie

See also: Burnie

English

Etymology

From burn +‎ -ie.

Noun

burnie (plural burnies)

1. (Scotland) A small brook.
   • 1785, Robert Burns, Epistle To William Simson Schoolmaster, Ochiltree:

     But, Willie, set your fit to mine, / An' cock your crest, / We'll gar our streams an' burnies shine / Up wi' the best.

   • c. 1820s, James Hogg, "Sing on, Sing on, My Bonnie Bird"

     A bramble shade around our head,
     A burnie popplin by

References

“burnie”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Brunei, Burien, brunie, rubine