A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Berd], sb. beard, S, S2, C; berde, P, G; berdes, pl. S3.—AS. beard.

[ Bere], sb. beer, Prompt.; ber, S, MD.—AS. béor.

[ Bere], sb. noise, S, S2, MD, HD; ber, S2.—AS. (ge)bǽre; see [I-bere].

[ Bere], sb. bear, C, MD, PP; beres, pl. C2; beores, PP.—AS. bera: OHG. bero.

[ Bere], sb. bier, HD, MD. See [Beere].

[ Bere], sb. barley, MD; beir, S3; beris, gen., S3.—AS. bere.

[ Bere-lepe], sb. basket, H; berlepe, H; barlep, basket for keeping barley in, HD. See [Lepe].

[ Beren], v. to bear; bere, S, W; berþ, pr. s., S2; beoreð, pl., S; bar, pt. s., S, S2, C2; bare, S2; ber, S2, C3; baar, W; bure, S3; beore, pl., S; boren, pp. born, S2; borun, W2; iboren, S; iborn, S; ibore, S, S2; y-boren, C2; y-born, C2; y-bore, S2, C2, Phr. bereth on hand, persuades, makes (him) believe, assures, S3; berth hir on hond, beareth false witness against her, C3.—AS. beran.

[ Beren], v. to cry, make a noise, MD, HD; bere, to low as a cow, PP; see [Bere].

[ Bergh], sb. hill, PP; berghe, PP; beruh, PP; berwe, PP; berghe, dat., P.—AS. beorg; cp. OIr. bri (Windisch).