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English

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Etymology

From Old English bēr. Akin to German Bahre, Old Norse barar (“‘funeral bier’”) and Danish båre ( < Middle Low German, not Old Norse).

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular bier

Plural biers

bier (plural biers)

  1. A litter to transport the corpse of a dead person.
  2. A platform or stand where a body or coffin is placed.

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

bier c.

  1. Plural indefinite of bi

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

bier n. (plural bieren, diminutive biertje, diminutive plural biertjes)

  1. beer
    Het is hier nu vooral feest en bier drinken.
    Here it's mostly partying and drinking beer.

Synonyms

 

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