beer

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[edit] English

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A glass of beer.

[edit] Etymology

Middle English bere, from Old English bēor, akin to Old Saxon bior, Old High German bior, Middle Low German & Middle Dutch bēr, Old Norse bjōrr (beer) (probably from Old English bēor); Dutch & German Bier (beer), Frisian biar (beer). Possibly related to Old English brēowan (to brew) and beorma (yeast, head of a beer).

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Singular
beer

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural beers

beer (countable and uncountable; plural beers)

  1. (uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material commonly barley malt, often with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor.
  2. (uncountable) A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.
  3. (uncountable) A solution produced by steeping plant materials in water or another fluid.
  4. (countable) A glass of any of the above beverages.
  5. (countable) A variety of the above beverages.
  6. (Chinese English) Any alcoholic beverage.

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beer

  1. bear

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beer m. (plural beren, diminutive beertje, diminutive plural beertjes)

  1. bear (large predatory mammal of the family Ursidae)
  2. (metaphor) person who is physically impressive and/or crude
  3. (student slang) debt, credit
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beer

  1. Singular present imperfect form of beren.

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beer m. (plural beren, diminutive beertje, diminutive plural beertjes)

  1. boar (male porcine)
  2. protective external construction, notably against ice or supporting the weight of the main
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beer

  1. Singular present imperfect form of beren.

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beer m. (plural beren, diminutive beertje, diminutive plural beertjes)

  1. manure (excrement gathered in a pit to fertilize)

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beer

  1. Singular present imperfect form of beren.

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[edit] References

  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

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Related to English beer.

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beer n

  1. beer
  2. any alcoholic drink

[edit] Inflection

Inflection
Root singular Root plural Diminutive singular Diminutive plural
Nominative beer bere beerke beerkes
Genitive beers bere beerkes beerkes
Locative baer baere baerke baerkes
Dative¹ baerem baerer baeremske baeremskes
Accusative¹ beer berer beerke beerkes
  • Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.