beor
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Latin
Verb
beor
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews- (“dross, sediment, brewer's yeast”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bēor n
- (chiefly poetic) beer, ale
- Synonym: ealu
- 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.
Derived terms
Descendants
Swedish
Noun
beor
- indefinite plural of bea
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- ang:Alcoholic beverages
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