beor

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Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

beor

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of beō

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (beer), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews- (dross, sediment, brewer's yeast).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bēor n

  1. (chiefly poetic) beer, ale
    Synonym: ealu
    • Gebeotedon beore druncne oret-mecgas, ðæt hie in beor-sele bidan woldon Grendles guðe
      The sons of conflict, drunk on beer, promised that they would wait in the beer-hall for Grendel’s attack.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: bere, beere

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

beor

  1. indefinite plural of bea