gebur

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Old English ġebūr (“dweller, husbandman, farmer, countryman, boor”), from Proto-West Germanic *gabūr, from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *būraz (“house, room, dwelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to swell, wax, grow”). More at bower, boor.

Noun[edit]

gebur (plural geburs)

  1. (historical) In Anglo-Saxon law, the owner of an allotment or yard-land, usually consisting of 30 acres; a villein.

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *gabūr, from *ga- + Proto-Germanic *būraz.

Equivalent to ġe- +‎ būr (“a farmer, bower”). Cognate with Old Saxon gibūr (Dutch boer), Old High German gibūr.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ġebūr m

  1. inhabitant; farmer, husbandman

Declension[edit]

Declension of gebur (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ġebūr ġebūras
accusative ġebūr ġebūras
genitive ġebūres ġebūra
dative ġebūre ġebūrum

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Descendants[edit]

  • → English: gebur
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