- byre
- noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bȳre; akin to Old English būr dwelling — more at bower Date: before 12th century chiefly British a cow barn
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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byre — byre; byre·man; byre·woman; … English syllables
Byre — Byre, n. [Cf, Icel. b[ u]r pantry, Sw. bur cage, Dan. buur, E. bower.] A cow house. [N. of Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
byre — cow shed, O.E. byre, perhaps related to bur cottage, dwelling, house; see BOWER (Cf. bower) … Etymology dictionary
byre — [baıə US baır] n BrE old fashioned a farm building in which cattle are kept = ↑cowshed … Dictionary of contemporary English
byre — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a cowshed. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
byre — [bīr] n. [ME & OE, hut; akin to BOWER1] Brit. a cow barn … English World dictionary
Byre — Recorded in a number of modern spelling forms including Byars, Byers, Byre, Byres, Bier, Biers, and Buyers, this is an English topographical or occupational surname, and one associated with the pre 7th century Viking. It derives from the word bi… … Surnames reference
byre — [[t]baɪər[/t]] n. brit. brit. a cow shed • Etymology: bef. 800; ME byre, bere, OE bȳre, akin to būr hut. See bower I … From formal English to slang
byre — noun Byre is used after these nouns: ↑cow … Collocations dictionary
byre — [[t]ba͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] byres N COUNT A byre is a cowshed. [BRIT, LITERARY or OLD FASHIONED] … English dictionary
byre — n. a cowshed. Etymology: OE byre: perh. rel. to BOWER … Useful english dictionary
