bearnteam
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From bearn (“child”) + tēam (“family, offspring”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bearntēam m
- a succession of children; issue, posterity
- progeny, offspring
- childbearing, procreation
Declension[edit]
Declension of bearnteam (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bearntēam | bearntēamas |
| accusative | bearntēam | bearntēamas |
| genitive | bearntēames | bearntēama |
| dative | bearntēame | bearntēamum |
Descendants[edit]
- Middle English: barntem
- English: bairn-team
- Scots: bairn-time (influenced by time)
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “bearntēam”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.