bere

Meaning

Barley, especially four-rowed barley or six-rowed barley.

Synonyms

barley

wheat

Translations

escourgeon

Frühgerste

Gerste

Getreide

Futtergerste

κριθάρι

orge

orzo

hordeum

gerst

òrdi

uerdi

cevada

cebada

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: bere

Inherited from Old English: bere

Cognate with Welsh: bara

Cognate with Latin: far

Cognate with Serbo-Croatian: бра̏шно

Cognate with Albanian: bar

Cognate with Ancient Greek: Φήρον

In summary

From Middle English bere (“barley”), from Old English bere (“barley”), from Proto-West Germanic *barī, from Proto-Germanic *baraz (“barley”). Compare Welsh bara (“bread”), Latin far (“emmer”), Serbo-Croatian бра̏шно/brȁšno (“flour”), Albanian bar (“grass”), Ancient Greek Φήρον (Phḗron, “plant deity”). See also: barley.