beor

Latin

Verb

beor

first-person singular present passive indicative of beō

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews- (“dross, sediment, brewer's yeast”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beːo̯r/, [beːo̯rˠ]

Noun

bēor n

(chiefly poetic) beer, ale
Gebeotedon beore druncne oret-mecgas, ðæt hie in beor-sele bidan woldon Grendles guðe
The sons of conflict, drunk on beer, promised that they would wait in the beer-hall for Grendel’s attack.

Synonym: ealu

Derived terms

bēordræste
bēorscealc
bēorscipe
bēorsele
bēorsetl
bēorþegu
ġebēor

Descendants

Middle English: bere, beere
- Scots: bere, beir, beer
- English: beer (see there for further descendants)

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