Old English · noun
æþelinga bearn
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- Modern English
- sons
Meaning
-
(plural)"sons of men"; mankind
Yldo him on fareð, onsȳn blācað, gomelfeax gnornað, wāt his iūwine, æþelinga bearn, eorþan forġiefene.
The oldhood comes to him, face turns white, the old-haired mourns, knows his yore-friends, the children of men, are given to earth.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Declension
| Plural | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | æþelinga bearn |
| Accusative | æþelinga bearn |
| Genitive | æþelinga bearna |
| Dative | æþelinga bearnum |
All forms (3)
Etymology
From genitive plural of æþeling + plural of bearn.
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