โCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.โ โ Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
bere (uncountable)
(chiefly, Scotland) Barley, especially four-rowed barley or six-rowed barley.
• 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
5 February 2023
(adjective) (of societies or families) having a female as the family head or having descent traced through the female line
โCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.โ โ Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States