"byre" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈby.re/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *burī (early *burijaz), from Proto-Germanic *buriz (“son”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*burī}} Proto-West Germanic *burī, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*buriz|t=son}} Proto-Germanic *buriz (“son”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|nominative plural|byras|or|byre|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} byre m (nominative plural byras or byre), {{ang-noun|m|byras|pl2=byre}} byre m (nominative plural byras or byre) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-i-m|byr|short=1}}, {{ang-decl-noun|byre|byras|byre|byras|byres|byra|byre|byrum|num=|title=|type=strong i-stem}} Forms: byras [nominative, plural], byre [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], byre [nominative, singular], byras [nominative, plural], byre [accusative, singular], byras [accusative, plural], byres [genitive, singular], byra [genitive, plural], byre [dative, singular], byrum [dative, plural]
  1. child, son, descendant; young man, youth Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-byre-ang-noun-vKCMftHw Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Buildings, People Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 40 20 2 26 13 Disambiguation of Buildings: 12 38 5 6 39 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 0 0 0
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Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Weather Disambiguation of Weather: 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈby.re/ Forms: byras [nominative, plural], byre [nominative, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *buriz (“hill, elevation”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*buriz||hill, elevation}} Proto-Germanic *buriz (“hill, elevation”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|nominative plural|byras|or|byre|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} byre m (nominative plural byras or byre), {{ang-noun|m|byras|pl2=byre}} byre m (nominative plural byras or byre)
  1. mound Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-byre-ang-noun-TrrOq-7d Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Buildings Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 23 34 9 11 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 34 9 11 23 Disambiguation of Buildings: 12 38 5 6 39
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Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Weather Disambiguation of Weather: 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈby.re/ Forms: byras [nominative, plural], byre [nominative, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *buriz (“favourable wind”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*buriz||favourable wind}} Proto-Germanic *buriz (“favourable wind”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|nominative plural|byras|or|byre|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} byre m (nominative plural byras or byre), {{ang-noun|m|byras|pl2=byre}} byre m (nominative plural byras or byre)
  1. strong wind, storm Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-byre-ang-noun-9JmaH8jj
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Etymology number: 3 Categories (other): Weather Disambiguation of Weather: 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈby.re/ Forms: byras [nominative, plural], byre [nominative, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *burjaz (“opportunity”), related to Old English byrian (“to come up, occur”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*burjaz||opportunity}} Proto-Germanic *burjaz (“opportunity”), {{cog|ang|byrian||to come up, occur}} Old English byrian (“to come up, occur”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|nominative plural|byras|or|byre|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} byre m (nominative plural byras or byre), {{ang-noun|m|byras|pl2=byre}} byre m (nominative plural byras or byre)
  1. time, opportunity; occurrence Tags: masculine Derived forms: ambyre (english: favorable, fair)
    Sense id: en-byre-ang-noun-J7Fwx3jd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4 Categories (other): Weather Disambiguation of Weather: 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈbyː.re/ Forms: bȳre [canonical, neuter], bȳru [nominative, plural]
Etymology: Probably related to Old English būr. Perhaps identical to the word for a farm or dwelling in German -büren, Dutch -buren. Etymology templates: {{cog|ang|būr}} Old English būr, {{cog|de|-büren}} German -büren, {{cog|nl|-buren}} Dutch -buren Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|nominative plural|bȳru|||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=bȳre|head2=|sort=}} bȳre n (nominative plural bȳru), {{ang-noun|n|bȳru|head=bȳre}} bȳre n (nominative plural bȳru)
  1. stall, shed, hut Derived forms: cūbȳre (english: cow-byre, cow-shed) [masculine]
    Sense id: en-byre-ang-noun-0qsJXGW1 Categories (other): Buildings Disambiguation of Buildings: 12 38 5 6 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5 Categories (other): Weather Disambiguation of Weather: 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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