"barwe" meaning in Middle English

See barwe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbarwə/, /ˈbarɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈbaruː/, /ˈbariu̯(ə)/ (note: especially Kent, Southern, South Midland) Forms: barwes [plural], barewe [alternative], barow [alternative], barowe [alternative], baruwe [alternative], berwe [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English *bearwe, from Proto-West Germanic *barwijā, from Proto-Germanic *barwijǭ. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:*bearwe|id=bear}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "bear", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰer-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*barwijǭ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*barwijā", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "*bearwe", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "barwe", "lang" : "enm" }" data-id="bear" data-lang="enm" data-title="barwe" id="Middle_English:_bear">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|*bearwe|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English *bearwe, {{inh+|enm|ang|*bearwe}} Inherited from Old English *bearwe, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*barwijā}} Proto-West Germanic *barwijā, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*barwijǭ}} Proto-Germanic *barwijǭ Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} barwe, {{enm-noun}} barwe (plural barwes)
  1. handbarrow (large tray with handles)
    Sense id: en-barwe-enm-noun-Dk35fkrM Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 25 39 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 34 32 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 28 25 21
  2. wheelbarrow (cart with single wheel)
    Sense id: en-barwe-enm-noun-qFuafNm1 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tools Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 44 22 20 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 25 39 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 34 32 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 28 25 21 Disambiguation of Tools: 16 53 23 7
  3. (rare) The amount that can be contained in a handbarrow. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-barwe-enm-noun-Xw9IkGTM Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Containers Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 25 39 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 34 32 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 28 25 21 Disambiguation of Containers: 24 24 30 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: whelbarwe
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} barwe
  1. alternative form of barow Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: barow
    Sense id: en-barwe-enm-noun-7GkTLKxd Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 34 32 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 28 25 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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