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bereEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English bere (“barley”), from Old English bere (“barley”), from Proto-West Germanic *barī, from Proto-Germanic *baraz (“barley”). Compare Welsh bara (“bread”), Latin far (“emmer”), Serbo-Croatian бра̏шно/brȁšno (“flour”), Albanian bar (“grass”), Ancient Greek Φήρον (Phḗron, “plant deity”). See also: barley.
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See bear (“pillowcase”)
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Mayhew–Skeat (1888)
1888; pinned HTML transcription updated October 28, 2024- BereMiddle English · word_bere_sb_1
Bere, sb. beer, Prompt.; ber, S, MD.—AS. béor.
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Bere, sb. noise, S, S2, MD, HD; ber, S2.—AS. (ge)bǽre; see I-bere.
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Bere, sb. bear, C, MD, PP; beres, pl. C2; beores, PP.—AS. bera: OHG. bero.
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Bere, sb. bier, HD, MD. See Beere.
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Bere, sb. barley, MD; beir, S3; beris, gen., S3.—AS. bere.
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