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