bier

Etymology

From Middle English beer, beere, bere, from Old English bēr, (West Saxon) bǣr (“stretcher, bier”), from Proto-Germanic *bērō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carry, bear”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Beere (“stretcher, bier”), Dutch t-bier, German Bahre (“bier, stretcher”). More at bear.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bɪə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /biɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɪə(r)
• Homophone: beer

Noun

bier (plural biers)

1. A litter to transport the corpse of a dead person.
   • 1602, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, act IV, scene 5:

     They bore him bare-faced on the bier.

2. A platform or stand where a body or coffin is placed.
3. A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woollen cloth.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)

Further reading

• bier on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Brie, brie

Noun

bier c

1. plural indefinite of bi

Verb

bier

1. present tense of bie

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bier, from Old Dutch bier, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews- (“dross”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biːr/

• bier

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Noun

bier n (plural bieren, diminutive biertje n)

1. beer

   Het is hier nu vooral feest en bier drinken.

   Here it's mostly partying and drinking beer.

Anagrams

• brei

Verb

bier

1. Imperative singular of bieren.
2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of bieren.

Etymology

From Old Dutch bier, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą.

Noun

bier n

1. beer

Further reading

• “bier”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “bier”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Noun

bier m, f

1. indefinite plural of bie

Noun

bier f

1. indefinite plural of bie

Pronunciation

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Noun

bier f (plural biern)

1. berry

Noun

bier n (plural bieren)

1. beer