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barley

1

[ bahr-lee ]

noun

  1. a widely distributed cereal plant belonging to the genus Hordeum, of the grass family, having awned flowers that grow in tightly bunched spikes, with three small additional spikes at each node.
  2. the grain of this plant, used as food and in making beer, ale, and whiskey.


barley

2

[ bahr-lee ]

noun

Scot. and North England.
plural barleys.
  1. a truce or quarter, especially in children's games; parley.

barley

1

/ ˈ²úɑ˱ôɪ /

noun

  1. any of various erect annual temperate grasses of the genus Hordeum , esp H. vulgare , that have short leaves and dense bristly flower spikes and are widely cultivated for grain and forage
  2. the grain of any of these grasses, used in making beer and whisky and for soups, puddings, etc See also pearl barley
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

barley

2

/ ˈ²úɑ˱ôɪ /

sentence substitute

  1. dialect.
    a cry for truce or respite from the rules of a game
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of barley1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English ²úæ°ù±ôÄ«³¦ (adj.), equivalent to ²úæ°ù- (variant of bere barley; akin to Old Norse barr barley, Gothic barizeins made of barley, Serbo-Croatian ²ú°ùÈÅ¡²Ô´Ç flour, Latin far emmer; all < European Indo-European *bHaer- spike, prickle, perhaps akin to beard ) + -±ôÄ«³¦ -ly

Origin of barley2

1805–15; probably to be identified with Scots barley, burley, birlie local customary law (Compare birleyman arbiter, birleycourt neighborhood court), variant of birlaw, Medieval Latin birlawe, birelegia, birelag < Old Norse *²úýÂá²¹°ù±ô²¹²µ³Ü, equivalent to ²úýÂá²¹°ù, genitive singular of ²úý°ù town ( bower 1, byre ) + *lagu law 1; compare bylaw ( def )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of barley1

Old English ²úæ°ù±ôÄ«³¦ (adj); related to bere barley, Old Norse barr barley, Gothic barizeins of barley, Latin ´Ú²¹°ùÄ«²Ô²¹ flour

Origin of barley2

C18: probably changed from parley
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The Roman fruitcake was a mash of barley, honey, wine and dried fruit, often pomegranate seeds.

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