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beor

beor

Latin

Verb

beor

first-person singular present passive indicative of beō

Old English

Noun

bēor n

(chiefly poetic) beer, ale
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. (Beowulf)

Synonyms

ealu

Derived terms

Derived terms

bēordræste — dregs of beer
bēorscealc — reveller, feaster
bēorscipe m. — feast, banquet, revel

bēorsele m. — beerhall
bēorsetl n. — ale-bench
bēorþegu f. — beer-drinking

Descendants

English: beer