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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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

Adjective

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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
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Descendants

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  • English: barren
  • Scots: barren

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