biren
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Basque[edit]
Numeral[edit]
biren
- genitive indefinite of bi
Old English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *birini. Cognate with Old High German birin. Equivalent to bera + -en.
Noun[edit]
biren f
Declension[edit]
Declension of biren (strong ō-stem)
Synonyms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *birīnaz. Cognate with Old High German birīn. Equivalent to bera + -en.
Adjective[edit]
biren
- (relational) bear; of or relating to bears
- made of a bear's fur or pelt: bearskin
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
- Sē byrdesta sċeal ġieldan fiftīene mearðes fell, and fīf hrānes, and ān beran fell, and tīen ambras feðra, and birenne cyrtel oþþe ytrenne, and twēġen sċiprāpas.
- The richest one has to pay fifteen marten furs, five reindeer hides, one bear skin, ten bushels of feathers, a bearskin or otter-skin tunic, and two ship ropes.
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Declension[edit]
Declension of biren — Strong
Declension of biren — Weak
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