þyrne

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθyr.ne/, [ˈθyrˠ.ne]

Noun

þyrne f

1. bush, thornbush
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Exodus 3:2

     Mōȳsēs ġeseah þæt sēo þyrne barn and næs forburnen.

     Moses saw that the bush was burning without being consumed.

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	þyrne	þyrnan
accusative	þyrnan	þyrnan
genitive	þyrnan	þyrnena
dative	þyrnan	þyrnum