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bearnum

child-dat.pl

Attested in Caedmon's Hymn
Lemma: bearn 'child' (oe-dat-pl)

bearn

N (neut, a-stem)

A BEARN, child, son, issue, offspring, progeny

originates from
PGmc *barną 'child' (barną > barn > bærn > bearn) through pgmc-to-oe
(source: Ringe 2014:180)
PGmc *barna- 'child' (barna- > barn > bærn > bearn) through pgmc-to-oe
(source: Kroonen 2013:53)
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