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Etymology · Old English

būr

4 English words descend from Old English būr, most common first.

bowerA bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle.
birleyA small village in Birley with Upper Hill parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4553).
Bowers GiffordA small village in Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet parish, Basildon district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ7588).
embowerTo enclose something or someone as if in a bower; shelter with foliage.