barrow

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: bărʹō (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbæɹ.əʊ/ (US, dialectal, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈbæɹ.oʊ/ (General American, Canada, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈbɛɹ.oʊ/, /ˈbɛɚ.oʊ/ Rhymes: -æɹəʊ === 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 (“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. ==== Noun ==== barrow (plural barrows) (obsolete) A mountain. (chiefly British) A hill. A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Synonym: See burial mound § Synonyms Meronym: dolmen (mining) A heap of rubbish, attle, or other such refuse. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English barowe, barwe, barewe, from Old English bearwe (“basket, handbarrow”), from Proto-West Germanic *barwā, *barwijā, from Proto-Germanic *barwǭ, *barwijǭ (“stretcher, bier”) (compare Low German Berwe, Old Norse barar (plural), Middle High German radebere (“wheelbarrow”)), from *beraną (“to bear”). More at bear. ==== Noun ==== barrow (plural barrows) (British) A small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand. Hyponyms: bag barrow, luggage barrow, wheelbarrow, sack barrow, sack truck, stack truck, hand truck, handtruck, cart, handcart, pushcart, dolly, trolley, hand trolley (saltworks) A wicker case in which salt is put to drain. ===== Alternative forms ===== barra (Geordie) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Welsh: barw → Zulu: ibhala ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From Middle English barow, bareȝ, 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 (German Borg), Old Norse bǫrgr. ==== Noun ==== barrow (plural barrows) (obsolete except in scientific use and in some dialects) A castrated boar. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 4 === From Middle English *berwe, *borwe, *bergh (attested in hamberwe and berwham (“horse-collar”)), from Middle English berwen (“to protect”), from Old English beorgan (“to protect”). ==== Noun ==== barrow (plural barrows) A long sleeveless flannel garment for infants.