Buur

See also: buur

German Low German

Alternative forms

• Buer (in some other dialects, including Low Prussian)
• bur, Bur (in some other dialects)
• Buu'r, Buuer
• bour, Bour, Bouer
• biur, Biur
• Biuer

Noun

Buur m (pl Bure or Buren or Buurs)

1. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) farmer
2. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian, largely historical) peasant
3. (in many dialects) jack (cards)

Derived terms

• Buurkarpe m
• Buurmargell f
• buuren, buure
• see also the terms derived from Buer

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• büür (Föhr-Amrum)
• böre (Mooring)

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch boer, German Bauer.

Noun

Buur m (plural Buuren)

1. (Sylt) farmer