Old English · noun

ber

Normalised bēr

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /beːr/
Syllables: beːr (1 syllable)
Modern English: bier transport litter

Meaning

bier; a litter to transport dead people

Declension

Declension of ber
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bēr	bēra bēre
Accusative	bēre	bēra bēre
Genitive	bēre	bēra
Dative	bēre	bērum

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Germanic *beraną Proto-Germanic *bēriz Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-Germanic *bērō Proto-West Germanic *bāru Old English bēr From Proto-West Germanic *bāru, from Proto-Germanic *bērō, whence also Old High German bāra.

Descendants

bier

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