underburn

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

The deliberate burning of surface fuel so as to leave the tree canopy intact.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To burn up.
2. To burn too little.

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: underbrennen

In summary

From Middle English underbrennen (“to set on fire, burn up”), equivalent to under- + burn.