ielda bearn
Old English
Alternative forms
- ylda bearn
Etymology
From genitive plural of yld + plural of bearn. Has parallels in Old Saxon eldibarn and Old Norse alda bǫrn, possibly stemming from a Proto-Germanic *aldijǫ̂ barnō.
Noun
ielda bearn n pl (nominative plural ielda bearn)
- (poetic) "sons of men"; mankind
- w:Beowulf, verses 603b-606b]:
- Gaéþ eft, sé þe mót
tó medo módig siþþan morgenléoht
ofer ylda bearn óþres dógores
sunne sweglwered súþan scíneð.- He who can will go back bravely to mead when the morning light of another day, the sun clothed in radiance, shines from the south over the sons of men.
- w:Beowulf, verses 603b-606b]:
Declension
Declension of ielda bearn (strong-a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | bearn |
| accusative | — | bearn |
| genitive | — | bearna |
| dative | — | bearnum |