beor
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Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
beor
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
- (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]
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
beor
- indefinite plural of bea
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- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English neuter nouns
- Old English poetic terms
- Old English terms with quotations
- ang:Alcoholic beverages
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