beorþorþinen

Old English

Alternative forms

  • byrþorþīnen, byrþþignenu

Etymology

From beorþor (“childbirth”) +‎ þīnen (“female assistant, handmaid”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbe͜or.θorˌθiː.nen/, [ˈbe͜orˠ.ðorˌθiː.nen]

Noun

beorþorþīnen f

  1. midwife

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative beorþorþīnen beorþorþīnenna, beorþorþīnenne
accusative beorþorþīnenne beorþorþīnenna, beorþorþīnenne
genitive beorþorþīnenne beorþorþīnenna
dative beorþorþīnenne beorþorþīnennum

References

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