See bern in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
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"1": "bernes"
},
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}
],
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{
"glosses": [
"A man or human."
],
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"man",
"man"
],
[
"human",
"human"
]
]
},
{
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"A knight, soldier or warrior."
],
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"knight",
"knight"
],
[
"soldier",
"soldier"
],
[
"warrior",
"warrior"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A lord or noble."
],
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[
"lord",
"lord"
],
[
"noble",
"noble"
]
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/beːrn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/bɛːrn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/bøːrn/",
"tags": [
"Southern",
"West-Midlands"
]
}
],
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}
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"enm:Military",
"enm:Nobility"
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{
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"extra": "child",
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}
],
"glosses": [
"Alternative form of barn (“child”)"
],
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"barn",
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]
],
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}
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"word": "beren"
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],
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"Alternative form of beren"
],
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"beren",
"beren#Middle_English"
]
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"word": "brennen"
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"Alternative form of brennen"
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],
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}
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