bareynte

Middle English

Alternative forms

• barante, baraynte, barente

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French barainete (also brehaignete); equivalent to bareyne +‎ -te.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbaræi̯nˈteː/, /ˈbarinteː/

Noun

bareynte (uncountable) (rare)

1. infertility, sterility (inability to give birth)

   Synonym: bareynnesse

2. unproductiveness (of soil)

   Synonym: bareynnesse

References

• “baraintẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.