"barr" meaning in English

See barr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: barrs [plural]
Etymology: See bar. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} barr (countable and uncountable, plural barrs)
  1. Obsolete spelling of bar. Tags: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Alternative form of: bar
    Sense id: en-barr-en-noun-rJ6tqkrh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 4 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: barrs [present, singular, third-person], barring [participle, present], barred [participle, past], barred [past]
Etymology: From French barrir (“to trumpet; to make the sound of an elephant”), from Old French barrire, from Late Latin barriō, from Latin barrus (“elephant”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|barrir||to trumpet; to make the sound of an elephant}} French barrir (“to trumpet; to make the sound of an elephant”), {{der|en|fro|barrire}} Old French barrire, {{der|en|LL.|barriō}} Late Latin barriō, {{der|en|la|barrus||elephant}} Latin barrus (“elephant”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} barr (third-person singular simple present barrs, present participle barring, simple past and past participle barred)
  1. (obsolete) To make the sound of an elephant. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-barr-en-verb-Ooss1mjk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: barrs [present, singular, third-person], barring [participle, present], barred [participle, past], barred [past]
Etymology: See bar. Head templates: {{en-verb}} barr (third-person singular simple present barrs, present participle barring, simple past and past participle barred)
  1. Obsolete spelling of bar. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: bar
    Sense id: en-barr-en-verb-rJ6tqkrh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 4 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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