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