"beriel" meaning in Middle English

See beriel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbiriəls/ [Early-Middle-English], /ˈburiəls/ [Early-Middle-English], /ˈbɛriəl/, /ˈbiriəl/, /ˈburiəl/ Forms: berieles [plural], buriel [alternative], biriel [alternative], buriels [alternative], biriels [alternative], beriall [alternative, Late-Middle-English], bereall [alternative, Late-Middle-English], beryell [alternative, Late-Middle-English]
Etymology: From Old English byrġels; equivalent to berien + -els. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|byrġels}} Old English byrġels, {{af|enm|berien|-els}} berien + -els Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} beriel, {{enm-noun|pl=berieles}} beriel (plural berieles)
  1. A sepulchre; a place where one is entombed.
    Sense id: en-beriel-enm-noun-iio~zYSs Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -els, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 70 8 22 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -els: 75 13 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 5 5
  2. A burial or entombment.
    Sense id: en-beriel-enm-noun-s-m5viuA Categories (other): Burial Disambiguation of Burial: 0 100 0
  3. (rare) A gravesite or graveyard. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-beriel-enm-noun-Wa7Yf0AZ

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "bereall",
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɛriəl/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈbiriəl/"
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        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
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        "Early-Middle-English"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛriəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbiriəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈburiəl/"
    }
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