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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wunskabarn, from Proto-Germanic *wunskabarną. Cognate with Old Norse óskabarn. Equivalent to wūsc (“wish”) + bearn (“child”). Compare also Middle High German wunschkint (“adopted child”) and Old Norse óskasunr (“adopted son”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈwuːskˌbæ͜ɑrn/,
Noun
wūscbearn n
- adopted child
Declension
Declension of wūscbearn (strong a-stem)