Béër

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See also: beer, Beer, béer, beér, bëër, and be-er

Limburgish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • beer (etymology 1 and 2)
  • baer (etymology 3)

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Low German bêr, from Old Saxon bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą.

Noun[edit]

Béër n (plural Béëre, diminutive Bérreke)

  1. (Eupen) beer
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Dutch bere, from Old Dutch bēro, from Proto-West Germanic *bair.

Noun[edit]

Béër m

  1. (Eupen) boar (male swine)

Etymology 3[edit]

From Middle Dutch bēre, from Old Dutch *bero, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô.

Noun[edit]

Béër m (feminine Béërin)

  1. (Eupen) A bear, any member of the family Ursidae
  2. (figurative, Eupen) bear (someone or something bear-like, e.g. a sturdy man)
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