bearnteam
Old English
Etymology
From bearn (“child”) + tēam (“family, offspring”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbæ͜ɑrnˌtæ͜ɑːm/, [ˈbæ͜ɑrˠnˌtæ͜ɑːm]
Noun
bearntēam m
- a succession of children; issue, posterity
- progeny, offspring
- childbearing, procreation
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bearntēam | bearntēamas |
| accusative | bearntēam | bearntēamas |
| genitive | bearntēames | bearntēama |
| dative | bearntēame | bearntēamum |
Descendants
- Middle English: barntem
- English: bairn-team
- Scots: bairn-time (influenced by time)
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “bearntēam”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.