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Bern, n.1 Also: berne, berrne. [e.m.E. and ME. bern(e, late OE. bern, earlier ber(e)-ern, f. bere barley Bere n.2 and ern house. For later forms see Barn and Born.] A barn.The place-name Northbernis occurs in 1328 (Exch. R. I. 103) and 1358 (Ib. 562). 1375 Barb. iv. 38.
Schyr Ranald wes … Hangyt in-till a berne in Ar 1434 Exch. R. IV. 598.
De mylis et parca de Travernent, cum le bernis 1456 Hay I. 262/30.
Grangis, bernis, or stakkis of corne 1460 Exch. R. VI. 612.
Unacum octo celdris frumenti de lez Bernis regis [= Kingsbarns] Ib.
De dictis Bernis a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 32.
With outin beilding of blis, of bern or of byre c1475 Wall. i. 176.
In the Bernys of Ayr Ib. ix. 1387.
Scho … thaim in drew Till a clos bern 1491 Ayr Friars Pr. Chart. 62.
The quhilk … croft … lyis betuix the berne … and the commone wennell 1505 14th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. iii. 20.
Tua riggis [of land] that lyis ane estald Gillans bernne c1515 Asl. MS. I. 227/5.
Thar was ane richt gret spait in Clyde … the quhilk brocht dovn haile housis, bernis, and millis 1529 Rec. Earld. Orkney 59.
Edward Sinclar … hedit and slew in ane bern 7 men of Zetland 1549 Compl. 93/21.
As kyng Eduard did at the bernis of Ayre befor rehersit 1564 St. A. Kirk S. 217.
He com to the bern in Langraw 1586 Reg. Privy C. IV. 106.
The said toun and landis … with byre, hall, and berne 1655 Peebles B. Rec. II. 33.
To build ane berne at the north port
b. Attrib. with dure, mail (rent), man. 1488 Lanark B. Rec. 3.
William Dikeson optenit in the court upon Lowrans xxxd. of his bern mail 1508 Reg. Privy S. I. 247/1.
Johne Sym, plewman, … Johne Sym, bernman 1585 Reg. Privy C. III. 750.
Johnne Lourestoun [and others] … violentlie brek up the said bern dur
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