"barn" meaning in Middle English

See barn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /barn/, /baːrn/, /bɛrn/ Forms: barnes [plural], barnen [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English bearn, from Proto-West Germanic *barn, from Proto-Germanic *barną. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|bearn|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English bearn, {{inh+|enm|ang|bearn}} Inherited from Old English bearn, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*barn}} Proto-West Germanic *barn, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*barną}} Proto-Germanic *barną Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} barn, {{enm-noun|pl=barnes|pl2=barnen}} barn (plural barnes or barnen)
  1. A member of one's immediate offspring or progeny. Categories (topical): Family
    Sense id: en-barn-enm-noun-enm:child Disambiguation of Family: 33 39 3 24 2 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 8 25 24 18
  2. A child, youth, or baby. Categories (topical): Children, Family, People
    Sense id: en-barn-enm-noun-zyJLRxNF Disambiguation of Children: 16 66 6 10 3 Disambiguation of Family: 33 39 3 24 2 Disambiguation of People: 27 43 4 24 3
  3. A person; a member of humanity. Categories (topical): Male
    Sense id: en-barn-enm-noun-H3ouF9to Disambiguation of Male: 18 5 34 25 18 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 8 25 24 18 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 2 41 19 20
  4. A younger soldier or fighter. Categories (topical): Family
    Sense id: en-barn-enm-noun-D8ZGo6ky Disambiguation of Family: 33 39 3 24 2 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 8 25 24 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bern, bearn, bærn, barne, berne, baren Related terms: barneschen, barnhede, barnles, barntem, stepbarn
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} barn
  1. Alternative form of bern (“barn”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bern (extra: barn)
    Sense id: en-barn-enm-noun-enm:barn Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 8 25 24 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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