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==Etymology==
− It is [[inh|ang|bere-ærn|t=barley house]] (about 950), contracted to bern,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from bere, [[barley]], and ærn, house, storeroom,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) which is metathesized from *rasn, cognate with Old Norse rann, large house, and Gothic razn, house.^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) The same element is in Old English sealtærn, saltworks, and horsern, stable.^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[inh|ang|bere-ærn|t=barley house]] (about 950), contracted to bern,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|ang|bere]], [[barley]], and [[m|ang|ærn]], house, storeroom,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) which is metathesized from *rasn, cognate with [[non|rann]], large house, and Gothic razn, house.^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) The same element is in [[ang|sealtærn]], saltworks, and [[m|ang|horsern]], stable.^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==