bareyne

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman baraing, baraigne (continental Old French brehaigne), of unknown origin, but perhaps borrowed from a Germanic language, from Frankish *baʀ (bare, naked).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /barˈæi̯n(ə)/, /ˈbarin(ə)/

Adjective

bareyne

  1. infertile, sterile (unable to give birth)
  2. childless (lacking children)
  3. unproductive (of plants, soils, or times)
  4. unthinking, stupid (having no intellect)
  5. lacking, having no (strength, grace, etc.)
  6. (rare) wasted, destitute, abandoned

Descendants

  • English: barren
  • Scots: barren

References

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