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.	ᴅᴀᴛ.	ᴠᴏᴄ.
sɢ.	bunɴ	bunaʟ	bunʟ	bunʟ
ᴘʟ.	bunʟ	bunaɴ	bunaıb	bunʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.	bunaʜ	bunʟ		bunaʟ
Ⅰ  ᴀᴄᴛ.	ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇʀʙ: yn		ɪᴍᴘ.: bunnsɢ, bunaıbᴘʟ
	ᴘʀᴇᴛ.	ɴᴀʀ.	ɪʀʀ.	ᴄᴏɴᴅ.
ᴀʙs.	bo	bunaıs,   bunad*,  bunaım**	bıù(ıd*)	bıùıs,   bıùd*,  bıùım**
ᴄᴏɴᴊ.	bo		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

• bynn