manna bearn

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From genitive plural of mann + plural of bearn. Has a parallel in Old Saxon mannō barn, possibly stemming from a Proto-West Germanic *mannō barnu, with a possible analog in Old Norse manna synir.

Noun[edit]

manna bearn n pl (nominative plural manna bearn)

  1. (poetic) "sons of men"; mankind

Declension[edit]

Declension of manna bearn (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative — bearn
accusative — bearn
genitive — bearna
dative — bearnum
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