barrow

CEFRC2

/ˈbæɹəʊ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small vehicle with one or two wheels used for carrying things.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.

Examples

  • There are tall menhirs at Egil's barrow.

  • Meronym: dolmen

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbæɹoʊ/
  • /ˈbaɾo/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A mountain.

  2. A heap of rubbish, attle, or other such refuse.

  3. A wicker case in which salt is put to drain.

More examples

In context

  • “Will you ask our oldest warriors to build me a barrow?”

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Origin

noun

From Middle English berwe, bergh, from Old English beorg (“mountain, hill, mound, barrow, burial place”), from Proto-West Germanic *berg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz (“hill, mountain”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos (“hill”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise up, ascend; to be elevated, up high”). Doublet of berg and bergh. Cognates Cognate with Scots burrow (“mound, tumulus, barrow”), North Frisian Bārig, beerch, beeri, beerj, berag, berig, berri, bärj (“mountain”), Saterland Frisian Bierich, Bíerig, Bäirch (“mountain”), West Frisian berch (“mountain”), Cimbrian pèrge (“mountain”), Dutch berg (“mountain”), German Berg (“mountain”), German Low German Barg (“mountain”), Limbur...