"bairn" meaning in Scots

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Noun

IPA: /bern/, /bɛrn/ Audio: Eng-bairn-rhoScot.ogg Forms: bairns [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English barn, bern, from Old English bearn (“child, son, descendant, offspring, issue, progeny”) and Old Norse barn (“child”), from Proto-Germanic *barną (“child”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, bring forth”). Cognate with West Frisian bern (“child”), North Frisian baern, born (“child”), Middle High German barn (“child, son, daughter”), Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Faroese and Icelandic barn (“child”), Albanian barrë (“pregnancy, child”). Etymology templates: {{root|sco|ine-pro|*bʰer-}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sco|enm|barn|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English barn, {{inh+|sco|enm|barn}} Inherited from Middle English barn, {{inh|sco|ang|bearn||child, son, descendant, offspring, issue, progeny}} Old English bearn (“child, son, descendant, offspring, issue, progeny”), {{bor|sco|non|barn||child}} Old Norse barn (“child”), {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*barną||child}} Proto-Germanic *barną (“child”), {{inh|sco|ine-pro|*bʰer-||to bear, bring forth}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, bring forth”), {{cog|fy|bern||child}} West Frisian bern (“child”), {{cog|frr|baern}} North Frisian baern, {{cog|gmh|barn||child, son, daughter}} Middle High German barn (“child, son, daughter”), {{cog|da|-}} Danish, {{cog|sv|-}} Swedish, {{cog|no|-}} Norwegian, {{cog|fo|-}} Faroese, {{cog|is|barn||child}} Icelandic barn (“child”), {{cog|sq|barrë||pregnancy, child}} Albanian barrë (“pregnancy, child”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|bairns|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} bairn (plural bairns), {{sco-noun}} bairn (plural bairns)
  1. child Derived forms: bairnheid, bairnie, grandbairn
    Sense id: en-bairn-sco-noun-3cnmaRlC Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 34 40 21 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 43 16 3 Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 90 10

Verb

IPA: /bern/, /bɛrn/ Audio: Eng-bairn-rhoScot.ogg Forms: bairns [present, singular, third-person], bairnin [participle, present], bairnt [past], bairnt [participle, past]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English barn, bern, from Old English bearn (“child, son, descendant, offspring, issue, progeny”) and Old Norse barn (“child”), from Proto-Germanic *barną (“child”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, bring forth”). Cognate with West Frisian bern (“child”), North Frisian baern, born (“child”), Middle High German barn (“child, son, daughter”), Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Faroese and Icelandic barn (“child”), Albanian barrë (“pregnancy, child”). Etymology templates: {{root|sco|ine-pro|*bʰer-}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sco|enm|barn|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English barn, {{inh+|sco|enm|barn}} Inherited from Middle English barn, {{inh|sco|ang|bearn||child, son, descendant, offspring, issue, progeny}} Old English bearn (“child, son, descendant, offspring, issue, progeny”), {{bor|sco|non|barn||child}} Old Norse barn (“child”), {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*barną||child}} Proto-Germanic *barną (“child”), {{inh|sco|ine-pro|*bʰer-||to bear, bring forth}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, bring forth”), {{cog|fy|bern||child}} West Frisian bern (“child”), {{cog|frr|baern}} North Frisian baern, {{cog|gmh|barn||child, son, daughter}} Middle High German barn (“child, son, daughter”), {{cog|da|-}} Danish, {{cog|sv|-}} Swedish, {{cog|no|-}} Norwegian, {{cog|fo|-}} Faroese, {{cog|is|barn||child}} Icelandic barn (“child”), {{cog|sq|barrë||pregnancy, child}} Albanian barrë (“pregnancy, child”) Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|bairns|present participle|bairnin|simple past|bairnt|past participle|bairnt|head=}} bairn (third-person singular simple present bairns, present participle bairnin, simple past bairnt, past participle bairnt), {{sco-verb}} bairn (third-person singular simple present bairns, present participle bairnin, simple past bairnt, past participle bairnt)
  1. to make pregnant
    Sense id: en-bairn-sco-verb-sIeR5fQZ

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/bɛrn/"
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