bareynte
Middle English
Alternative forms
- barante, baraynte, barente
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French barainete (also brehaignete); equivalent to bareyne + -te.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbarɛi̯nˈteː/, /ˈbarinteː/
Noun
bareynte (uncountable) (rare)
- infertility, sterility (inability to give birth)
- Synonym: bareynnesse
- unproductiveness (of soil)
- Synonym: bareynnesse
References
- “baraintẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.