bairn

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 References 2 Scots 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɛ:n/

[edit] Etymology

Old Norse barn and Old English (Anglian dialect) bearn. Compare West Frisian bern.

[edit] Noun

bairn (plural bairns)

1. (Northumbrian, Scotland, and parts of Northern England) A child or baby.

[edit] References

• The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
• Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [1]
• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893-4[2]
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[3]
• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165
• "bairn" in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
• “bairn” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Etymology

Old English bearn.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /bern/

[edit] Noun

bairn (plural bairns)

1. child, baby