bern

See also: Bern

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English bereærn. Equivalent to bere +‎ -ern.

Alternative forms

• bærn, berne, barn, baryn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛrn/, /ˈbɛːrn/

Noun

bern (plural bernes)

1. barn, farm building, granary

   • a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Matheu 3:12”, in Wycliffe's Bible:

     Whos wynewing cloth is in his hoond, and he ſhal fulli clenſe his corn flore, and ſhal gadere his whete in to his berne; but the chaffe he ſhal brenne with fier that mai not be quenchid.

     His winnowing fan is in his hand, and he'll completely clean his threshing-floor and gather up his wheat into his barn, but the chaff he'll burn with unquenchable fire.

Descendants

• English: barn
• Scots: bern

References

• “bē̆rn (n.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-22.

Etymology 2

From Old English bearn.

Noun

bern

1. Alternative form of barn (“child”)

Etymology 3

From Old English beorn.

Noun

bern

1. Alternative form of berne (“knight”)

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Scots

Etymology

From Middle English bern, from Old English bereærn.

Noun

bern (plural berns)

1. barn

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West Frisian

Etymology

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From Old Frisian bern, barn, from Proto-Germanic *barną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛːn/, /bɛn/

Noun

bern n (plural bern, diminutive berntsje)

1. child, children

Derived terms

• berneftich
• bernsbern

Further reading

• “bern (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011