barowe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• barwe, barow, barewe, berwe, baruwe

Etymology

From Old English bearwe, from Proto-Germanic *barwijǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbarɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈbarɛu̯(ə)/, /ˈbarwə/

Noun

barowe (plural barowes)

1. A large tray or box with handles; a handbarrow.
2. A wheelbarrow; a cart with a single wheel that can easily be levered.
3. (rare) The amount that can be contained in a handbarrow.

Derived terms

• whelebarow

Descendants

• English: barrow
• Scots: barrae, barrow, barow

References

• “barwe (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-06.