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Basque
Numeral
biren
- genitive indefinite of bi
Old English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *birini. Cognate with Old High German birin. Equivalent to bera + -en.
Noun
biren f
- female bear
Declension
Declension of biren (strong ō-stem)
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *birīnaz. Cognate with Old High German birīn. Equivalent to bera + -en.
Adjective
biren
- (relational) bear; of or relating to bears
- made of a bear's fur or pelt: bearskin
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Sē byrdesta sċeal ġieldan fiftīene mearðes fell, and fīf hrānes, and ān beran fell, and tīen ambras feðra, and birenne cyrtel oþþe ytrenne, and twēġen sċiprāpas.- The richest one has to pay fifteen marten furs, five reindeer hides, one bear skin, ten bushels of feathers, a bearskin or otter-skin tunic, and two ship ropes.
Declension
Declension of biren — Strong
Declension of biren — Weak