barley

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see also: Barley

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Etymology

From Middle English barly, barli, from Old English bærlīċ (later referring to barley itself and grain crops of similar appearance), from bere ("barley") (compare Scots bere), from Proto-Germanic *baraz (compare Old Norse barr), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-.

Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈbɑɹli/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈbɑːli/

Noun

barley (uncountable)

1. A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.
2. (Singapore) seed of Job's tears Coix lacryma-jobi

Translations

• French: orge
• German: Gerste
• Italian: orzo
• Portuguese: cevada
• Russian: ячме́нь
• Spanish: cebada

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Barley

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Etymology

• The village in Hertfordshire is from "Beora's ley," from Beora .
• The village in Lancashire is from Old English bar or bere + leah.
• As an English surname, from the noun barley.

Proper noun

1. A village in Hertfordshire, England.
2. A village in Lancashire, England.
3. Surname.

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