bierce

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *birkijā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi͜yr.t͡ʃe/, [ˈbi͜yrˠ.t͡ʃe]

Noun

bierċe f (West Saxon)

  1. birch

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative bierċe bierċan
accusative bierċan bierċan
genitive bierċan bierċena
dative bierċan bierċum

Descendants

  • Middle English: birche, byrche, birch, birk, byrke, birke, breche
    • English: birch
    • Northumbrian: birk
    • Scots: birk
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