Old English · noun
bearu
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong wa-stem
- IPA
- /ˈbæ͜ɑ.ru/
- Syllables
- ˈbæ͜ɑ · ru (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- grove
Meaning
-
a grove or wood
Iċ eom līġbysiġ, lāce mid winde, bewunden mid wuldre, wedre ġesomnad, fūs forðweġes, fȳre ġemelted, bearu blōwende, byrnende glēd.
I am busy with fire, sway with wind, wrapped with worship, gathered in good weather, ready to go forward, melted by fire, a blooming grove, a burning ember.
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 30:
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *baru, from Proto-Germanic *barwaz (“tree, pine forest, grove”).
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