"beger" meaning in Old English

See beger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbe.jer/
Rhymes: -e.jer Etymology: Probably from a metathesis of berġe. Etymology templates: {{etymon|ang|:from<unc>|berġe}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*baʀi", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "berġe", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "beger", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" }" data-lang="ang" data-title="beger"> Head templates: {{ang-noun|n|head=beġer}} beġer n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|beġer}}, {{ang-decl-noun|beġer|beġer|beġer|beġer|beġeres|beġera|beġere|beġerum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: beġer [canonical, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], beġer [nominative, singular], beġer [nominative, plural], beġer [accusative, singular], beġer [accusative, plural], beġeres [genitive, singular], beġera [genitive, plural], beġere [dative, singular], beġerum [dative, plural], beġir [alternative]
  1. berry Derived forms: wīnbeġer Related terms: *beġ
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