What does the Middle English "un" ending mean?

Asked Jul 14 '19 at 18:16

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As I understood the Middle English "un" ending means possessive Pronouns (ourun), third-person plural past participle (fallun, comun, wonnun) or having the quality of (wollun, lynun, goldun, stonun).

Why "un" ending are used in Middle English "eirun" eggs?

Wycliffe's Bible

Job.39:14

Studylight:

"which ostrige forsakith hise eirun in the erthe, in hap thou schalt make tho hoot in the dust"

King James Bible:

"Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust…"

edited Jul 14 '19 at 19:14

asked Jul 14 '19 at 18:16

Anatoliy Sydorov

Are you asking about 'eirun'? Please make that clear and also give what you've found already about the meaning of it in Modern English (and it's etymology). – Mitch Jul 14 '19 at 18:29
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'Eirun' It's probably an alternate speling of 'eiren' = eggs the '-en' is simply the more common germanic plural ending. – Mitch Jul 14 '19 at 18:32

What does the Middle English "un" ending mean?

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