sear

sear [sere] adj

OE; see sere, adj.

1. Brown; dried up; [fig.] dull; serious; lifeless; [possibly a noun modified by the substantive “Innuendo”] burning; fire; scar from a burn.

sear [-s] v

OE searian, to dry.

1. Blight; burn; scorch; cause to wither; [fig.] kill; remove sustenance from.