beor

beor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of beō

beor

1. (Early Middle English, Herefordshire) alternative form of ber

• bīor

From Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews- (“dross, sediment, brewer's yeast”).

• IPA^(key): /be͜oːr/
• Rhymes: -e͜oːr

bēor n

1. (chiefly poetic) beer, ale

   Synonym: ealu

   • Gebeotedon beore druncne oret-mecgas, ðæt hie in beor-sele bidan woldon Grendles guðe

     The sons of conflict, drunk on beer, promised that they would wait in the beer-hall for Grendel’s attack.

Strong a-stem:

• Middle English: ber, beer, beere, beir, bere, beyr (Early Scots), beor, bor (Southern, West Midland), beyre (Promptorium Parvulorum)
  • English: beer (see there for further descendants)
  • Middle Scots: beir, bere, bear, beare, beere (Anglicised)
    • Scots: beer

beor

1. indefinite plural of bea