Etymology

barwise

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Old English beorgas
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barwise · adverb1

From bar + -wise.

Barwise · proper noun2

  1. Old English · derived frombeorgas
  2. English todayBarwise

Habitational surname from a minor place in Westmorland, from Old English beorgas, plural form of beorg (“mountain, hill”).

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