barrow

Meaning

Noun

• A mountain.
• A hill.
• A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.
• A heap of rubbish, attle, or other such refuse.
• A small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand.
• A wicker case in which salt is put to drain.
• A castrated boar.
• A long sleeveless flannel garment for infants.

Origin

• From Middle English berwe, bergh, from Old English beorg, from Proto-West Germanic *berg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-. Cognate with Scots burrow, Saterland Frisian Bäirch, Bierich, West Frisian berch, Dutch berg, Low German Barg, German Berg, Danish bjerg ("mountain"), Swedish berg ("mountain"), Norwegian Bokmål berg ("rock, mountain, hillock, rock bottom"), Icelandic berg ("mountain"), bjarg, Northern Luri برگ, Polish brzeg ("bank, shore"), Russian бе́рег ("bank, shore, land").
• From Middle English barowe, barwe, barewe, from Old English bearwe ("basket, handbarrow"), from Proto-West Germanic *barwā, *barwijā, from Proto-Germanic *barwǭ, *barwijǭ (compare Low German Berwe, Old Norse barar (plural), Middle High German radebere ("wheelbarrow")), from *beraną. More at bear.
• From Middle English barow, bareȝ, bareh, from Old English bearg, bearh, from Proto-West Germanic *barug, *barah, from Proto-Germanic *barugaz, *barahaz. Cognate with Old Frisian barch, Old Saxon barug, Old High German barug (German Borg), Old Norse bǫrgr.
• From Old English beorgan ("to protect")