Etymology

byre

B3Y4R1E1

Today it means: A barn, especially one used for keeping cattle in. Full definition →

Middle English bire ← Old English bȳre
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited frombȳre
  2. Middle English · inherited frombire
  3. English todaybyre

From Middle English bire, bier, byr, from Old English bȳre.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbȳre all →

birr

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