beow

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bewwu (“crops; barley”). Cognate with Old Frisian bē, Old Saxon beo, Old Norse bygg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːo̯w/

Noun

bēow n (nominative plural bēow)

  1. barley
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