barntem
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- barmeteme, bareynteme, barnetem, barneteme, barn-tem, barnteme, barntewm, berem-tem, beren-tem
- (early) barnteam, bearn team, bernteam
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old English bearntēam; equivalent to barn (“child”) + tem (“group”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
barntem
- One's children; one's direct offspring.
- (rare) A people or nation.
- (rare) A descendant or child.
- (rare, Late Middle English) One's kinfolk or family.
Descendants edit
- English: bairn-team
- Scots: bairn-time (influenced by time)
References edit
- “bā̆rn-tēm, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.