barntem

Middle English

Alternative forms

• barmeteme, bareynteme, barnetem, barneteme, barn-tem, barnteme, barntewm, berem-tem, beren-tem
• (early) barnteam, bearn team, bernteam

Etymology

Inherited from Old English bearntēam; equivalent to barn (“child”) +‎ tem (“group”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbarntɛːm/, /ˈbaːrntɛːm/

Noun

barntem

1. One's children; one's direct offspring.
2. (rare) A people or nation.
3. (rare) A descendant or child.
4. (rare, Late Middle English) One's kinfolk or family.

Descendants

• English: bairn-team
• Scots: bairn-time (influenced by time)

References

• “bā̆rn-tēm, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.