barowe
Middle English
Alternative forms
- barwe, barow, barewe, berwe, baruwe
Etymology
From Old English bearwe, from Proto-Germanic *barwijǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbarɔu̯(ə)/, /ˈbarɛu̯(ə)/, /ˈbarwə/
Noun
barowe (plural barowes)
- A large tray or box with handles; a handbarrow.
- A wheelbarrow; a cart with a single wheel that can easily be levered.
- (rare) The amount that can be contained in a handbarrow.
Derived terms
- whelebarow
Descendants
- English: barrow
- Scots: barrae, barrow, barow
References
- “barwe (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-06.