Talk:beor

@CodeCat, Angr I'm 'pinging' you since you're the only people I know working on Old English words in this dictionary. I've also seen it suggested that beor is not actually the ancestor of beer, which would according to this theory comes from Norman bier(e). Beor seems to be linked to the word beo for 'bee', possibly meaning something like 'sting'. It's described as being a very strong alcoholic drink and very bitter. Furthermore, beor and ealu are distinguished. It's been suggested anecdotally by Peter C. Horn (though based on T. Wright) that beor was a strong malt liquor formed from the first crushing of malt.

See also A History of Beer and Brewing by Ian Spencer Hornsey

Here's a link to the pages: https://books.google.fr/books?id=QqnvNsgas20C&pg=PA253&lpg=PA253&dq=is+beor+beer&source=bl&ots=b79LhO4RyL&sig=smSGZndbyDxzGUjg3tgAbzjztYg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjFieHguOnQAhWDzRoKHRMrAyEQ6AEILTAC#v=onepage&q=is%20beor%20beer&f=false

Should the definition maybe reflect the fact that beor is not beer (or ale)? ÞunoresWrǣþþe (talk) 10:52, 10 December 2016 (UTC)