barntem

Middle English

Alternative forms

• barneteme, barn-tem, bearn team, barnetem, barnteme, bernteam, bareynteme, barntewm, berem-tem, barmeteme, beren-tem

Etymology

From Old English bearntēam; equivalent to barn (“child”) +‎ teme (“folk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbarntɛːm/, /ˈbaːrntɛːm/

Noun

barntem

1. (direct) offspring, lineage.
2. (rare, Late Middle English) kinfolk, family
3. (rare) folk, nation, clan
4. (rare) descendant, child.

Descendants

• English: bairn-team
• Scots: bairn-time (influenced by time)

References

• “bā̆rn-tēm”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.