bearnteam

Old English

Etymology

From bearn (“child”) +‎ tēam (“family, offspring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbæ͜ɑrnˌtæ͜ɑːm/, [ˈbæ͜ɑrˠnˌtæ͜ɑːm]

Noun

bearntēam m

1. a succession of children; issue, posterity
2. progeny, offspring
3. childbearing, procreation

Declension

Declension of bearnteam (strong a-stem)

Case	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 and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “bearntēam”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.