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barrow
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?bæ?.??/
- (US) enPR: b?r??, IPA(key): /?bæ?o?/
- (Mary–marry–merry distinction)
- (Mary–marry–merry merger)
- Rhymes: -ær??
Etymology 1
From Middle English berwe, bergh, from Old English beorg (“mountain, hill, mound, barrow, burial place”), from Proto-West Germanic *berg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz (“mountain”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?er??- (“high; height”). Cognate with Scots burrow (“mound, tumulus, barrow”), Saterland Frisian Bäirch, Bierich (“mountain”), West Frisian berch (“mountain”), Dutch berg (“mountain”), Low German Barg (“mountain”), German Berg (“mountain”), Danish bjerg (“mountain”), Swedish berg (“mountain”), Norwegian Bokmål berg (“rock, mountain, hillock, rock bottom”), Icelandic berg (“mountain”), bjarg (“rock”), Northern Luri ???? (berg, “mountain,hill”), Polish brzeg (“bank, shore”), Russian ?????? (béreg, “bank, shore, land”).
Noun
barrow (plural barrows)
- (obsolete) A mountain.
- (chiefly Britain) A hill.
- A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.
- Synonym: tumulus
- (mining) A heap of rubbish, attle, or other such refuse.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English barowe, barwe, barewe, from Old English bearwe (“basket, handbarrow”), from Proto-West Germanic *barw?, *barwij?, from Proto-Germanic *barw?, *barwij? (“stretcher, bier”) (compare Low German Berwe, Old Norse barar (plural), Middle High German radebere (“wheelbarrow”)), from *beran? (“to bear”). More at bear.
Noun
barrow (plural barrows)
- (Britain) A small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand.
- Synonyms: handcart, pushcart, trolley
- (saltworks) A wicker case in which salt is put to drain.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle English barow, bare?, bareh, from Old English bearg, bearh (“boar”), from Proto-West Germanic *barug, *barah, from Proto-Germanic *barugaz, *barahaz. Cognate with Old Frisian barch, Old Saxon barug, Old High German barug (dialectal German Barch), Old Norse b?rgr.
Noun
barrow (plural barrows)
- (obsolete except in scientific use and in some dialects) A castrated boar.
Translations
Etymology 4
From Old English beorgan (“to protect”)
Noun
barrow (plural barrows)
- A long sleeveless flannel garment for infants.
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embankment
English
Etymology
embank +? -ment
Noun
embankment (plural embankments)
- a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.
Derived terms
- Victoria Embankment
Translations
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