barrere

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === barer, barrer barreere, barryȝer (Promptorium Parvulorum) === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman barrer, barrere; by surface analysis, barre (“bar”) +‎ -ere (abstract nominal suffix). First attested in c. 1380. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈreːr(ə)/, /ˈbarər(ə)/ === Noun === barrere (plural barreres) A barricade or palisade protecting the gate to a city or castle or the entrance to a street. Synonym: barre A pole or paling composing a barrier or stockade. (rare) A boundary or border. ==== Descendants ==== English: barrier (modified after Middle French barrier) ==== References ==== “barrē̆r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “barrier, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.