Definitions for bere
bere

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. berenoun

   Barley, especially six-rowed barley.

2. Etymology: From bere.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Berenoun

   barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley, commonly the former (Hord. vulgare)

2. Bereverb

   to pierce

3. Berenoun

   see Bear, barley

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Bere

   Bere, pronounced "bear," is a six-row barley currently cultivated mainly on 5-15 hectares of land in Orkney, Scotland. It is also grown on Shetland, Caithness and on a very small scale by a few crofters on some of the Western Isles, i.e. North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and Barra. It is probably Britain's oldest cereal in continuous commercial cultivation. Bere is a landrace adapted to growing on soils of a low pH and to a short growing season with long hours of daylight, as found in the high latitudes of northern Scotland. It is sown in the spring and harvested in the summer. Because of its very rapid growth rate it is sown late but is often the first crop to be harvested. It is known locally as "the 90-day barley." Bere is a very old grain that may have been brought to Britain by Vikings in the 9th century or even from an earlier wave of settlement. In its early days it was also called "bygge" or "big," probably originating from bygg, the Old Norse term for barley. It became well-adapted to the far north of Britain as successive generations of farmers grew it, selecting each year's seeds from the best plants of the previous year. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, bere was an important crop in the Highlands and Islands region of Scotland, providing grain for milling and malting and straw for thatching and animal bedding. It was also exported from Orkney and other ports in Scotland to Northern Europe. The advent of higher-yieding barley varieties led to a deep decline in bere growing during the 19th and 20th centuries. It survives in cultivation today thanks to Barony Mills, a 19th century watermill, which purchases the grain to produce beremeal which is used locally in bread, biscuits, and the traditional beremeal bannock.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bere

   another spelling of Bear, barley (q.v.).

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BERE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bere is ranked #76275 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bere surname appeared 252 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bere.
   
   71.4% or 180 total occurrences were White.
   20.2% or 51 total occurrences were Black.
   3.1% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.7% or 7 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.3% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for bere »

1. beer

2. bree

How to pronounce bere?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say bere in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bere in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bere in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bere
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bere
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bere
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=bere
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html