bere

Meaning

Noun

  • Barley, especially four-rowed barley or six-rowed barley.

Origin

  • From Middle English bere, from Old English bere, from Proto-Germanic *baraz. Compare Welsh bara ("bread"), Latin far ("spelt"), Serbo-Croatian бра̏шно/brȁšno, Albanian bar ("grass"), Ancient Greek Φήρον ("plant deity"). See also: barley.

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