Old English · noun
berewic
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈbe.reˌwiːk/
- Syllables
- ˈbe · re · ˌwiːk (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- supplyingassociated
Meaning
-
a village associated with or supplying barley or grain
Etymology
Equivalent to bere (“barley”) + wīc (“village, abode”).
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