wuscbearn

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/, [ˈwuːskˌbæ͜ɑrˠn]

Noun

wūscbearn n

  1. adopted child

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative wūscbearn wūscbearn
accusative wūscbearn wūscbearn
genitive wūscbearnes wūscbearna
dative wūscbearne wūscbearnum
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