Buer

See also: buer and bür

German Low German

Alternative forms

• Buur, Bur

Etymology

From Middle Low German bûr. Westphalian has a phonemic diphthong /uə̯/ (from Old Saxon -u- in open syllables) with which /uː/ merges before /r/. Otherwise the spelling Buer is sometimes used in non-rhotic dialects which make no difference between syllable-final /r/ and /ər/.

Noun

Buer m (plural Buern)

1. (in some dialects, including Westphalian, Low Prussian) Alternative form of Buur (“farmer, peasant; jack in cardgames”)

Derived terms

• Buerdeern
• Buerderee
• Bueree
• Buerkind
• Buerndochter
• Buerndom
• Buerndörp
• Buernfro, Buernfru; Buersfro, Buersfru
• Buernhochtiet
• Buernhoff
• Buernhuus, Buernhuus
• Buernjung
• Buernkost
• Buernsöhn
• Buernverstand
• Buernwark
• Buernwiesheit
• buersch
• Buersch, Buersche
• Buerschop
• Buerspraak

 

• see also the terms derived from Buur

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːr/, [buə], [ˈbuː.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -uɐ

Etymology 1

From Middle High German burne, northern metathesis of brunne, from Old High German brunno. Cognate with German Born and Brunnen, Dutch bron.

Noun

Buer m (plural Bueren)

1. well (water source)

   Synonym: Pëtz

   • ca. 1800, Traditional (lyrics and music), “Zu Arel op der Knippchen”, adapted to modern orthography:

     Ech hunn deréinscht ganz waarm vum kale Buer gedronk.
     Hätt ech eng Schäppchen Alen, wär ech erëm um Spronk!
     Gläich ass de Mann bekëmmert: Hei, Mod! Schwenk du e Glas!
     An huel déi zënne Kännchen an zap vum beschte Faass!

     I drank from the cold well just now when I felt so warm.
     If I had a pint of the old wine, I’d be fine again!
     At once the husband takes charge: Hey, maid! You rinse a glass!
     And take the tin jug and tap from the best barrel!

Alternative forms

• Bur (superseded)

Etymology 2

From Old High German bora. Cognate with Dutch boor, English bore.

Noun

Buer m (plural Buerer)

1. drill
2. drill bit

Synonyms

• Buerer

Related terms

• bueren
• Buermaschinn