Beorn in Old English

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Etymology: From beorn ("warrior"). Cognate with Old Norse Bjǫrn, Danish Bjørn and Icelandic Björn which all mean "bear". Etymology templates: {{cog|non|Bjǫrn}} Old Norse Bjǫrn, {{cog|da|Bjørn}} Danish Bjørn, {{cog|is|Björn}} Icelandic Björn Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=|sort=}} Beorn m, {{ang-proper noun|m}} Beorn m

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "Bjǫrn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse Bjǫrn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "Bjørn"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish Bjørn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "2": "Björn"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic Björn",
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    }
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"Beorn" meaning in Old English

Proper name