See bern in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"note": "early"
}
],
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"word": "barn"
},
{
"word": "beorn"
},
{
"word": "beren"
},
{
"word": "berin"
},
{
"word": "berne"
},
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},
{
"word": "biern"
},
{
"word": "birn"
},
{
"word": "buirn"
},
{
"word": "burn"
},
{
"word": "burne"
},
{
"word": "byrne"
}
],
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}
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