bearu

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *baru, from Proto-Germanic *barwaz (“tree, pine forest, grove”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bearu m

  1. a grove or wood

Declension[edit]

Declension of bearu (strong wa-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative bearu bearwas
accusative bearu bearwas
genitive bearwes bearwa
dative bearwe bearwum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: berwe, barwe, berewe, barewe, barou
  • Middle English: ber, bere, beare, byar, biare, byare, bir (in placenames only) (merged with descendant of Old English bǣr (“pasture”))
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