bier
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From Middle English bere, from Old English bēr, (West Saxon) bǣr, from Proto-Germanic *bērō (cf. East Frisian beere, Dutch baar, German Bahre), from *ƀeranan 'to bear'. More at bear.
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bier (plural biers)
- a litter to transport the corpse of a dead person
- 1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet , act IV scene 5
- They bore him bare-faced on the bier
- 1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet , act IV scene 5
- a platform or stand where a body or coffin is placed
- A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woollen cloth.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
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litter to transport the corpse of a dead person
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platform or stand where a body or coffin is placed
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bier c.
- plural indefinite of bi
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bier
- present of bie
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bier n. (plural bieren, diminutive biertje)
- beer
- Het is hier nu vooral feest en bier drinken.
- Here it's mostly partying and drinking beer.
- Het is hier nu vooral feest en bier drinken.
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