Contionary:bun

Middle Annerish

Etymology

Clearly suppletive, but exact derivation is disputed; cf.: Goidelic bun, bunad. Per Bernthaler, from Germanic *ba-nw-, *bebō- ("to summon"); passive preterite from *buttaz, but see also Latin battuō.

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /bˠunˠ/ [b̥ʉn]

Inflection of bun
ɪʀʀ. ꜰᴇᴍ.  ɴᴏᴍ. ɢᴇɴ. ᴀᴛ. ᴏᴄ.
sɢ.  bunɴ  bunaʟ  bunʟ  bunʟ
ᴘʟ.  bunʟ  bunaɴ  bunaıb   bunʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.  bunaʜ  bunʟ  bunaʟ

ᴀᴄᴛ.
 ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇʀʙ: yn ɪᴍᴘ.: bunn, bunaıbᴘʟ
ʀᴇᴛ. ɴᴀʀ. ɪʀʀ. ᴏɴᴅ.
ᴀʙs.  bat   bunaıs, 
 bunad*,
 bunaım**
 bıù(ıd*)   bıùıs, 
 bıùd*,
 bıùım**
ᴄᴏɴᴊ.  bat   bıù 
ᴘᴀss.  butt   bunaır   bıùr   bıùır 
*2nd ᴘ. & 3rd ᴘ.sɢ. ᴘᴏs. form, **1st ᴘ.sɢ. & ɪɴᴄʟ. form.

Verb / Noun

bun (runic:ᛓᚬ)

  1. (tr.) To cause, compel, or force (+ irrealis to do something)
  2. (law) To order someone to appear in court, to summon
  3. (collocational) To produce, bring forth, give off
    Ceol bænt tan-ì bǫteð.
    It makes a loud noise when you push it.
    Ú beonu bì naréi.
    I brought you to life.
  4. origin, starting point, (of water) source
    Is hæ bunaða sroté.
    ᛬ᛁᛞ‧ᚼᛆ‧ᛒᚢᚾᚭᚴᚭ‧ᛊᚮᛏᛖᛌ
    This is the source of the river.
  5. (in set phrases) family, clan, house
    Eró bunaðe
    ‧ᛖᚱᚮᛌ‧ᛒᚢᚾᚭᚴᛖ‧
    Without a family ⁄ Orphaned
  6. alternative form of bunes

See also