barar in Old Norse

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Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *barō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoréh₂ (“that which bears weight or carries”), or from Proto-Germanic *barwijǭ (“bier; barrow”), in either case from the root *bʰer-. Compare bára (“billow, wave”), berlingr (“short bar, beam”) and English bier. Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*barō}} Proto-Germanic *barō, {{inh|non|ine-pro|*bʰoréh₂||that which bears weight or carries}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰoréh₂ (“that which bears weight or carries”), {{m+|gem-pro|*barwijǭ||bier; barrow}} Proto-Germanic *barwijǭ (“bier; barrow”), {{cog|en|bier}} English bier Head templates: {{head|non|noun||{{{2}}}|or|||{{{datacc}}}||{{{dative}}}||{{{3}}}|or|||{{{ap}}}|g=f-p|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} barar f pl, {{non-noun|f-p}} barar f pl

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        "handbarrow, stretcher"
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        "funeral bier carried by horses"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "barar"
}

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    "Old Norse lemmas",
    "Old Norse nouns",
    "Old Norse pluralia tantum",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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        }
      ],
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        "borrowed"
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    }
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    },
    {
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      },
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    },
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        "3": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *barwijǭ (“bier; barrow”)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "bier"
      },
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    }
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      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "handbarrow, stretcher"
      ],
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          "handbarrow"
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        [
          "stretcher",
          "stretcher"
        ]
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        "feminine",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
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        "funeral bier carried by horses"
      ],
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          "bier"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "plural"
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}

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"barar" meaning in Old Norse

Noun