beorþorþinen
Old English
Alternative forms
- byrþorþīnen, byrþþignenu
Etymology
From beorþor (“childbirth”) + þīnen (“female assistant, handmaid”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbe͜or.θorˌθiː.nen/, [ˈbe͜orˠ.ðorˌθiː.nen]
Declension
Declension of beorþorþinen (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | beorþorþīnen | beorþorþīnenna, beorþorþīnenne |
| accusative | beorþorþīnenne | beorþorþīnenna, beorþorþīnenne |
| genitive | beorþorþīnenne | beorþorþīnenna |
| dative | beorþorþīnenne | beorþorþīnennum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “beorþorþīnen”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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