different between beer vs homebrew

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English bere, from Old English b?or (“beer”), from Proto-West Germanic *beu?, from Proto-Germanic *beuz? (“beer”).

Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bjoor, West Frisian bier, German Low German Beer, Dutch bier, German Bier, Icelandic bjór (“beer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??(?)/, /b??/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /b??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /b??/
• (near–square merger) IPA^(key): /b??/
• Rhymes: -??(r)
• Homophone: bier

Noun

beer (countable and uncountable, plural beers)

1. (uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt, often with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:beer
2. (uncountable) A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.
3. (uncountable) A solution produced by steeping plant materials in water or another fluid.
4. (countable) A glass, bottle, or can of any of the above beverages.

5. (countable) A variety of the above beverages.

Derived terms

Pages starting with “beer”.

Descendants

• Tok Pisin: bia
• ? Alabama: biya
• ? Bengali: ?????? (bi?ar)
• ? Burmese: ???? (bhiya)
• ? Chinese: ?? (píji?)
• ? Hausa: biya
• ? Hawaiian: bia
• ? Hindi: ???? (biyar)
• ? Khmer: ??? (bi?)
• ? Maori: pia
• ? Malay: bir
• ? Swahili: bia
• ? Telugu: ???? (b?ru)
• ? Thai: ?????? (biia)
• ? Zulu: ubhiya

Translations

Verb

beer (third-person singular simple present beers, present participle beering, simple past and past participle beered)

1. (informal, transitive) To give beer to (someone)
   • 1870, Sidney Daryl, His First Brief. A Comedietta in Clement Scott, Drawing-room Plays and Parlour Pantomimes, Robson and Sons, pages 303–304:

     No doubt he then can feed us, wine us, beer us, And cook us something that can warm and cheer us.

   • 2010, Steve Brezenhoff, The Absolute Value of -1, Carolrhoda Lab, page 121:

     “Beer me!” said Goody. “Also your weed is shit. Where’s the good stuff, dude?”

   • 2013, Janet E. Cameron, Cinnamon Toast and the End of the World, Hatchette Books Ireland, page 124:

     I heard Patty Marsh yelling, ‘Beer him, Eleanor!’

   • 2013, R. D. Power, Forbidden, page 39:

     “Beer me!” To his astonishment she obeyed his command, appearing a minute later with a glass of beer and a wry smile.

Etymology 2

From Middle English beere, equivalent to be +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?bi.?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?bi?.?/

Noun

beer (plural beers)

1. (nonstandard) One who is or exists.

Alternative forms

• be-er

Related terms

• afterbear
• forebear

Anagrams

• Bree, Eber, Erbe, Reeb, bere, bree, eber, reeb

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??r/

Etymology 1

From Dutch beer, from Proto-Germanic *berô.

Noun

beer (plural bere, diminutive beertjie)

1. bear

Etymology 2

From Dutch beer, from Proto-Germanic *bairaz

Noun

beer (plural bere)

1. boar, male swine

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be?r/, [b??r]
• Hyphenation: beer
• Rhymes: -e?r

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch b?re, from Old Dutch *bero, from Proto-West Germanic *ber?, from Proto-Germanic *berô.

Noun

beer m (plural beren, diminutive beertje n)

1. A bear, any member of the family Ursidae

2. (figuratively) A person who is physically impressive and/or crude

   Wat een beer van een vent daar voorin, he?

   What a bear of a guy there in front, huh?

Derived terms

• bere-
• berenbijt
• berenklauw
• berenjacht
• berenkuil
• berenleider
• berenmarkt
• berenmuts
• beren op de weg zien
• berentemmer
• berenval
• berin
• brombeer
• dansbeer
• gummybeer
• knuffelbeer
• teddybeer

Descendants

• Afrikaans: beer

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch bêer, from Old Dutch *b?r, from Proto-Germanic *bairaz.

Noun

beer m (plural beren, diminutive beertje n)

1. boar (male swine)

2. buttress; protective external construction, notably against ice or supporting the weight of the main building
3. A boar-shaped type of battering ram
4. A male badger

Derived terms

• beervarken
• de beer is los
• steunbeer

Descendants

• Afrikaans: beer

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch bere, from Old Dutch [Term?], from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *berm? (“yeast”), related to Old English beorma, Albanian burmë.

Noun

beer m (plural beren, diminutive beertje n)

1. (now dialectal) liquid, notably human manure (excrement gathered in a pit to fertilize)

Derived terms

• beerkar
• beerput
• beersteker
• beertobbe

Etymology 4

Borrowed from German Bär. Cognate to etymology 1.

Noun

beer m (plural beren)

1. (college slang) debt

   Synonym: schuld

2. (college slang) creditor (one to whom one owes debt)

   Synonym: schuldeiser

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Latin

Verb

beer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of be?

Limburgish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bier, from Old Dutch bier, from Proto-West Germanic *beu?, from Proto-Germanic *beuz?.

Noun

beer n

1. beer
2. any alcoholic drink

Inflection

• The dative and accusative are obsolete nowadays, the nominative is used instead.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *b?r, from Proto-Germanic *bairaz.

Noun

bêer m

1. boar, male pig

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: beer
• West Flemish: beir

Further reading

• “beer”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “bere (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page bere

Old French

Alternative forms

• baer, baher, baier, baer, beier, beyer

Etymology

Medieval Latin bad? (“I am open”).

Verb

beer

1. (transitive) to open
2. (intransitive) to open
3. (chiefly) to pant; to breathe heavily
4. (figuratively) to desire; to lust for

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Derived terms

• bäee, bëee (“opening”)
  • Middle French: baie
    • Middle French: baie
  • ? Middle English: bay
    • English: bay

Descendants

• Middle French: beer
  • French: bayer
• Norman: béguer
• Picard: beyer
• Walloon: bawî

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (beer)

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *baar-

Noun

beer ?

1. liver, cultivated field, garden

Annarita Puglielli; Cabdalla Cumar Mansuur (2012) , “beer”, in Qamuuska af-Soomaaliga, ?ISBN, page 101

English

Etymology

home +? brew

Noun

homebrew (countable and uncountable, plural homebrews)

1. A beer brewed by enthusiasts rather than commercially.
2. (informal) Anything created by enthusiasts rather than commercial entities (especially video games or amateur radio equipment).
3. (Canada, sports, countable) A player who plays for the team named after their own native town.
   • 2006, David Menary, Terrier Town: Summer of ’49 (page 19)

     Homebrews, American imports, former big-leaguers—the Terriers had it all.

Translations

Verb

homebrew (third-person singular simple present homebrews, present participle homebrewing, simple past and past participle homebrewed)

1. To brew one's beer or other alcoholic beverage at home.
2. (informal) To create something as an enthusiast, rather than using a commercial option.

Synonyms

• craft beer