birken

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English birchen, birken, from Old English bircen, *biercen, beorcen (“made of birch, birchen”), from Proto-Germanic *birkīnaz (“made of birch”). Cognate with English birchen, Dutch berken (“birchen”), Low German berken (“birchen”), German birken (“birchen”). === Adjective === birken (not comparable) (obsolete or dialectal, Scotland and Northern England) Made of birch; birchen. == German == === Etymology === Birke +‎ -en === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɪʁkn̩/ === Adjective === birken (strong nominative masculine singular birkener or birkner, not comparable) (relational) birch ==== Declension ==== == Scots == === Alternative forms === birkin === Etymology === birk +‎ -en. From Middle English birken, birchen, from Old English bircen, *biercen, beorcen (“made of birch, birchen”), from Proto-Germanic *birkīnaz (“made of birch”). Cognate with English birchen, Dutch berken, Low German berken, German birken. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛrkən/, /ˈbʌrkən/ (Southern Scots) IPA(key): /ˈbɪrkən/ === Adjective === birken (not comparable) Made of, consisting of, pertaining to birch; birchen. ==== Derived terms ==== birkenshaw