bareynte

Middle English

Alternative forms

barante, baraynte, barente

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French barainete (also brehaignete); equivalent to bareyne +‎ -te.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌbaræi̯nˈteː/, /ˈbarinteː/

Noun

bareynte (uncountable) (rare)

infertility, sterility (inability to give birth)
Synonym: bareynnesse
unproductiveness (of soil)
Synonym: bareynnesse

References

“baraintẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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