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Webster 1913 Edition

Bearn

Bearn

,
Noun.
See
Bairn
.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Bearn

BEARN

,
Noun.
Adj.
A child. In Scotland, bairn.

Definition 2024

Bearn

Bearn

See also: bearn, Béarn, beàrn, and Bèarn

Catalan

Proper noun

Bearn

  1. Bearn, Biarn

bearn

bearn

See also: Bearn, beàrn, Béarn, and Bèarn

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bæɑrn/

Noun

bearn n ‎(nominative plural bearn)

  1. A child, especially a son
    Bearn Godes: Son of God. (Codex Vercellensis)
Descendants

Etymology 2

Inflections.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈɑrn/

Verb

bearn

  1. First-person singular preterite of beirnan
  2. Third-person singular preterite of beirnan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *barną ‎(“child”). Cognate with Old Saxon barn, Old High German barn, Old Norse barn, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽 ‎(barn). Related to beran.

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