berne

See also: Berne and berné

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛʁn/

Noun

berne f (plural bernes)

  1. (obsolete) Hazing inflicted on someone by tossing into the air on a blanket.
  2. (by extension) The blanket itself.

Derived terms

Verb

berne

  1. first-person singular present indicative of berner
  2. third-person singular present indicative of berner
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of berner
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of berner
  5. second-person singular imperative of berner

Further reading

Italian

Verb

berne

  1. Compound of bere and ne.

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English beorn; probably from Proto-Germanic *bernuz.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Early ME) IPA(key): /bøːrn/
  • IPA(key): /beːrn/, /bɛrn/

Noun

berne

  1. A man or human.
  2. A knight, soldier or warrior.
  3. A lord or noble.
Usage notes

This noun was frequently conflated with baroun in later Middle English.

References

Etymology 2

From Old English bereærn.

Noun

berne

  1. Alternative form of bern (“barn”)

Etymology 3

From Old English bearn.

Noun

berne

  1. Alternative form of barn (“child”)

Portuguese

Etymology

Usually explained as a corruption of verme (“worm”), but it could instead be from a Guaraní word.

Noun

berne m (plural bernes)

  1. bot (larva of a bot fly)
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