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)

barn, farm building, granary

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

Alternative form of barn (“child”)

Etymology 3

From Old English beorn.

Noun

bern

Alternative form of berne (“knight”)

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English bern, from Old English bereærn.

Noun

bern (plural berns)

barn

West Frisian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛ̃ːn/

Noun

bern n (plural bern, diminutive berntsje)

child

Derived terms

bernachtich

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