bareyne

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === baran, barand, barayne, baren, bareigne, bareyn, baron, barrany, barrayne, barren, barreigne === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /baˈræi̯n(ə)/ IPA(key): /ˈbarɛn(ə)/, /ˈbarin(ə)/ (reduced) === Adjective === bareyne infertile, sterile (unable to give birth) childless (lacking children) unproductive (of plants, soils, or times) unthinking, stupid (having no intellect) lacking, having no (strength, grace, etc.) (rare) wasted, destitute, abandoned ==== Related terms ==== bareynnesse bareynte ==== Descendants ==== English: barren Scots: barren ==== References ====