"bairn" meaning in Scots

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Noun

IPA: /bern/, /bɛrn/ Audio: Eng-bairn-rhoScot.ogg Forms: bairns [plural]
Etymology: 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-}}, {{inherited|sco|enm|barn}} Middle English barn, {{m|enm|bern}} bern, {{inherited|sco|ang|bearn||child, son, descendant, offspring, issue, progeny}} Old English bearn (“child, son, descendant, offspring, issue, progeny”), {{borrowed|sco|non|barn||child}} Old Norse barn (“child”), {{inherited|sco|gem-pro|*barną||child}} Proto-Germanic *barną (“child”), {{inherited|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, {{m|frr|born||child}} born (“child”), {{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, stap-bairn
    Sense id: en-bairn-sco-noun-3cnmaRlC Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Scots entries with language name categories using raw markup: 94 6

Verb

IPA: /bern/, /bɛrn/ Audio: Eng-bairn-rhoScot.ogg Forms: bairns [present, singular, third-person], bairnin [participle, present], bairnt [past], bairnt [participle, past]
Etymology: 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-}}, {{inherited|sco|enm|barn}} Middle English barn, {{m|enm|bern}} bern, {{inherited|sco|ang|bearn||child, son, descendant, offspring, issue, progeny}} Old English bearn (“child, son, descendant, offspring, issue, progeny”), {{borrowed|sco|non|barn||child}} Old Norse barn (“child”), {{inherited|sco|gem-pro|*barną||child}} Proto-Germanic *barną (“child”), {{inherited|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, {{m|frr|born||child}} born (“child”), {{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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        }
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  "etymology_text": "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”).\nCognate 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”).",
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    }
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "cat3": "",
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          "english": "I also went to that school when I was a young child",
          "text": "A went tae that schuil whan A wis a wee bairn an aw.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "ipa": "/bern/"
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      "ipa": "/bɛrn/"
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Eng-bairn-rhoScot.ogg",
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}

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    "Scots terms derived from Middle English",
    "Scots terms derived from Old English",
    "Scots terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Scots terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Scots terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Scots terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰer-",
    "Scots terms inherited from Middle English",
    "Scots terms inherited from Old English",
    "Scots terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Scots terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Scots terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    {
      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Norwegian",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Faroese",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Icelandic barn (“child”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "pregnancy, child"
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian barrë (“pregnancy, child”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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    {
      "form": "bairns",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bairnin",
      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bairnt",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bairnt",
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        "past"
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        "Scots terms with usage examples"
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        {
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    {
      "ipa": "/bern/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/bɛrn/"
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      "audio": "Eng-bairn-rhoScot.ogg",
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}

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