"bever" meaning in Middle English

See bever in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbøːvər/ [Early-Middle-English], /ˈbɛːvər/ Forms: bevers [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English befer, from Proto-West Germanic *bebru, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|befer|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English befer, {{inh+|enm|ang|befer}} Inherited from Old English befer, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*bebru}} Proto-West Germanic *bebru, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*bebruz}} Proto-Germanic *bebruz, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*bʰébʰrus}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} bever, {{enm-noun}} bever (plural bevers)
  1. A beaver (rodent of the genus Castor). Categories (topical): Fabrics, Hides Categories (lifeform): Rodents
    Sense id: en-bever-enm-noun-enm:beaver Disambiguation of Fabrics: 66 25 9 Disambiguation of Hides: 68 21 10 Disambiguation of Rodents: 88 6 6 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 72 12 15
  2. Beaver fur, skin, or pelt, or a similar cloth.
    Sense id: en-bever-enm-noun-qevziXCh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Synonyms: beauver, beever, befer, beofer, beuver, bevre, bevyr, bevyre, bewer, byvre, bevere

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛːvər/ Forms: bevers [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman bever (modern French boire), from Latin bibō. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|bever}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman bever, {{cog|fr|boire}} French boire, {{der|enm|la|bibō}} Latin bibō Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} bever, {{enm-noun}} bever (plural bevers)
  1. (rare, Late Middle English) beverage Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare Categories (topical): Beverages Related terms: beverage
    Sense id: en-bever-enm-noun-enm:drink Disambiguation of Beverages: 36 15 49 Categories (other): Late Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bevere
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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