BERE

Etymology

Noun

bere (uncountable)

(chiefly, Scotland) Barley, especially four-rowed barley or six-rowed barley.

Anagrams

• Beer, Bree, Eber, Reeb, be-er, beer, bree, eber, reeb

Source: Wiktionary


Bear, Bere, n. Etym: [AS. bere. See Barley.] (Bot.)

Definition: Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley, commonly the former (Hord. vulgare). [Obs. except in North of Eng. and Scot.]

Bere

Definition: , v. t. Etym: [Cf. OIcel. berja to strike.] To pierce. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Bere

Definition: ,n.See Bear, barley. [Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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