biren

biren

1. genitive indefinite of bi

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ren/

From Proto-West Germanic *birini. Equivalent to bera +‎ -en. Cognate with Old High German birin.

biren f

1. female bear

Strong ō-stem:

• bere

From Proto-Germanic *birīnaz. Cognate with Old High German birīn. Equivalent to bera +‎ -en.

biren

1. (relational) bear; of or relating to bears
2. made of a bear's fur or pelt: bearskin
   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

     Sē byrdesta sċeal ġieldan fiftīene mearðes fell, and fīf hrānes, and ān beran fell, and tīen ambras feðra, and birenne cyrtel oþþe ytrenne, and twēġen sċiprāpas.

     The richest one has to pay fifteen marten furs, five reindeer hides, one bear skin, ten bushels of feathers, a bearskin or otter-skin tunic, and two ship ropes.