barwe

Inherited from Old English *bearwe, from Proto-West Germanic *barwijā, from Proto-Germanic *barwijǭ.

• barewe, barow, barowe, baruwe, berwe

• IPA^(key): /ˈbarwə/, /ˈbarɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈbaruː/
• IPA^(key): /ˈbariu̯(ə)/ (especially Kent, Southern, South Midland)

barwe (plural barwes)

1. handbarrow (large tray with handles)
2. wheelbarrow (cart with single wheel)
3. (rare) The amount that can be contained in a handbarrow.

• whelbarwe

• English: barrow
  • → Welsh: barw (Denbighshire)
  • → Zulu: ibhala
• Scots: barrae, barrow, barow
• → Middle Welsh: berwa (from alternative form berwe)
  • Welsh: berfa (North Wales)

• “barwe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

barwe

1. alternative form of barow