See also: Birken

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Etymology edit

From Middle English birchen, birken, from Old English bircen, *biercen, beorcen (made of birch, birchen), from Proto-Germanic *birkīnaz (made of birch). Cognate with English birchen, Dutch berken (birchen), Low German berken (birchen), German birken (birchen).

Adjective edit

birken (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete or dialectal, Scotland and Northern England) Made of birch; birchen.
    • 1788, Robert Burns, The Bonie Lad That's Far Awa:
      O weary Winter soon will pass, / And Spring will cleed the birken shaw;

German edit

Etymology edit

Birke +‎ -en

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪʁkn̩/
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Adjective edit

birken (strong nominative masculine singular birkener or birkner, not comparable)

  1. (relational) birch

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Etymology edit

birk +‎ -en. From Middle English birken, birchen, from Old English bircen, *biercen, beorcen (made of birch, birchen), from Proto-Germanic *birkīnaz (made of birch). Cognate with English birchen, Dutch berken, Low German berken, German birken.

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Adjective edit

birken (not comparable)

  1. Made of, consisting of, pertaining to birch; birchen.
    • 1788, Robert Burns, The Bonie Lad That's Far Awa:
      O weary Winter soon will pass, / And Spring will cleed the birken shaw;
      O weary Winter soon will pass, / And Spring will clothe the birch grove;

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