gebur
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old English ġebūr (“dweller, husbandman, farmer, countryman, boor”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *ga- + *būraz (“house, room, dwelling”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to swell, wax, grow”), equivalent to ge- + bower. More at bower, boor.
Noun
gebur (plural geburs)
- (historical) In Anglo-Saxon law, the owner of an allotment or yard-land, usually consisting of 30 acres; a villein.
Anagrams
Old English
Etymology
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(deprecated template usage) From ġe- + būr (“a farmer, bower”). Cognate with Old Saxon gibūr (Dutch boer), Old High German gibūr.
Pronunciation
Noun
ġebūr m
Declension
Declension of gebur (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: gebur
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