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beorþ

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
beorþ, berþ, byrþ, e; f : es; n? [beorþ bears, from beoran, as byrþ birþ from beran]
A BIRTH, the act of coming into life, the thing born; nativitas, partus, fetus
  • Cot. 87.
Found in the compounds berþ-estre, berþ-ling : v. also beorþor, beorþor-cwelm, -þínen; hyse-beorþor.
Etymology
[
O. Sax. gi-burd
, f :
O. Frs. berthe
, f :
O. H. Ger. burt
, f :
Goth. ga-baurþs
, f :
O. Nrs. burðr, m.]
Similar entries
v. ge-byrd.
Linked entries
v.  byrþ byrþ-ling.
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  • beorþ, n.