barntem

Middle English

Alternative forms

barneteme, barn-tem, bearn team, barnetem, barnteme, bernteam, bareynteme, barntewm, berem-tem, barmeteme, beren-tem

Etymology

From Old English bearntēam; equivalent to barn (“child”) +‎ teme (“folk”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbarntɛːm/, /ˈbaːrntɛːm/

Noun

barntem

(direct) offspring, lineage.
(rare, Late Middle English) kinfolk, family
(rare) folk, nation, clan
(rare) descendant, child.

Descendants

English: bairn-team
Scots: bairn-time (influenced by time)

References

“bā̆rn-tēm” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.

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