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Old English · adjective

bearneacen

Normalised bearnēacen

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈbæ͜ɑrnˌæ͜ɑː.ken/
[ˈbæ͜ɑrˠnˌæ͜ɑː.ken]
Syllables
ˈbæ͜ɑrn · ˌæ͜ɑː · ken (3 syllables)
Modern English
pregnant

Meaning

  1. pregnant

    Nū iċ wāt ġewiss þæt iċ eom bearnēacnu.

    Now I know for sure that I'm pregnant.

Declension

Strong declension of bearneacen
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative bearnēacenbearnēacenubearnēacnubearnēacenobearnēacnobearnēacen
Accusative bearnēacennebearnēacenebearnēacnebearnēacen
Genitive bearnēacenesbearnēacnesbearnēacenrebearnēacenesbearnēacnes
Dative bearnēacenumbearnēacnumbearnēacenrebearnēacenumbearnēacnum
Instrumental bearnēacenebearnēacnebearnēacenrebearnēacenebearnēacne
Plural
Nominative bearnēacenebearnēacnebearnēacenabearnēacnabearnēacenebearnēacnebearnēacenubearnēacnubearnēacenobearnēacno
Accusative bearnēacenebearnēacnebearnēacenabearnēacnabearnēacenebearnēacnebearnēacenubearnēacnubearnēacenobearnēacno
Genitive bearnēacenrabearnēacenrabearnēacenra
Dative bearnēacenumbearnēacnumbearnēacenumbearnēacnumbearnēacenumbearnēacnum
Instrumental bearnēacenumbearnēacnumbearnēacenumbearnēacnumbearnēacenumbearnēacnum
Weak declension of bearneacen
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative bearnēacenabearnēacnabearnēacenebearnēacnebearnēacenebearnēacne
Accusative bearnēacenanbearnēacnanbearnēacenanbearnēacnanbearnēacenebearnēacne
Genitive bearnēacenanbearnēacnanbearnēacenanbearnēacnanbearnēacenanbearnēacnan
Dative bearnēacenanbearnēacnanbearnēacenanbearnēacnanbearnēacenanbearnēacnan
Instrumental bearnēacenanbearnēacnanbearnēacenanbearnēacnanbearnēacenanbearnēacnan
Plural
Nominative bearnēacenanbearnēacnanbearnēacenanbearnēacnanbearnēacenanbearnēacnan
Accusative bearnēacenanbearnēacnanbearnēacenanbearnēacnanbearnēacenanbearnēacnan
Genitive bearnēacenrabearnēacenenabearnēacnenabearnēacenrabearnēacenenabearnēacnenabearnēacenrabearnēacenenabearnēacnena
Dative bearnēacenumbearnēacnumbearnēacenumbearnēacnumbearnēacenumbearnēacnum
Instrumental bearnēacenumbearnēacnumbearnēacenumbearnēacnumbearnēacenumbearnēacnum

All forms (20)

Etymology

bearn (“child”) + ēacen (“enlarged, pregnant”). Compare Old Norse barni aukinn (“pregnant with child”).

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