gebur
English edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Old English ġebūr (“dweller, husbandman, farmer, countryman, boor”), from Proto-West Germanic *gabūr, from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *būraz (“house, room, dwelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to swell, wax, grow”). More at bower, boor.
Noun edit
gebur (plural geburs)
- (historical) In Anglo-Saxon law, the owner of an allotment or yard-land, usually consisting of 30 acres; a villein.
Anagrams edit
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *gabūr, from *ga- + Proto-Germanic *būraz.
Equivalent to ġe- + būr (“a farmer, bower”). Cognate with Old Saxon gibūr (Dutch boer), Old High German gibūr.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ġebūr m
Declension edit
Declension of gebur (strong a-stem)
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Descendants edit
- → English: gebur