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English word origin

Etymology of gebur

Learned borrowing from Old English ġebūr (“dweller, husbandman, farmer, countryman, boor”), from Proto-West Germanic *gabūr, from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *būraz (“house, room, dwelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

In Anglo-Saxon law, the owner of an allotment or yard-land, usually consisting of 30 acres; a villein.

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Learned borrowing from Old English ġebūr (“dweller, husbandman, farmer, countryman, boor”), from Proto-West Germanic *gabūr, from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *būraz (“house, room, dwelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to swell, wax, grow”). More at bower, boor.

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  • Learned-borrowing mentionġebūrang
  • Derivation mention*gabūrgmw-pro
  • Derivation mention*ga-gem-pro
  • Derivation mention*bʰew-ine-pro
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