barrow
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈbær.əʊ/, X-SAMPA: /"b{r.@U/
- (US) enPR: bărʹō, IPA: /ˈbæroʊ/, X-SAMPA: /"b{roU/
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(in accents with the "Mary, marry, merry" merger)audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ærəʊ
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Middle English berwe, bergh, from Old English beorg (“mountain, hill, mound, barrow, burial place”), from Proto-Germanic *bergaz (“mountain”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (“height”), from *bʰeregʰ- (“high, elevated”). Cognate with Dutch berg (“mountain”), German Berg (“mountain”), Swedish berg (“mountain”), Icelandic berg, bjarg (“rock”), Russian берег (béreg, “bank, shore, land”).
Noun [edit]
barrow (plural barrows)
- (obsolete) A mountain.
- (chiefly UK) A hill.
- A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.
- (mining) A heap of rubbish, attle, or other such refuse.
Synonyms [edit]
- (mound of earth over a grave): tumulus
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Etymology 2 [edit]
From Middle English barwe, barewe, barowe, from Old English bearwe (“basket, handbarrow”), from Proto-Germanic *barwǭ, *barwijǭ (“stretcher, bier”) (compare Eastern Frisian barwe, Low German Berwe, Old Norse barar (plural), Middle High German radebere (“wheelbarrow”)), from *beraną (“to bear”). More at bear.
Noun [edit]
barrow (plural barrows)
- A small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand.
- (salt works) A wicker case in which salt is put to drain.
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Etymology 3 [edit]
From Old English bearg.
Noun [edit]
barrow (plural barrows)
