Middle English Dictionary Entry
bēver n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | bēver n.(2) |
| Etymology | AF beivre, OF boivre (inf. as n.). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A drink or beverage.
Associated quotations
- c1460(a1449) Lydg.2 Merch.(Hrl 2255)711 : Of thes too i-dronken..Hath this marchaunt..The laste beuere [vr. bevers] so maad his hed to dulle, That he ne lest but litil lawgh or smyle.
- (?1451) Paston2.229 : As for bever, ther is promysid me somme, but I myt not gete it yett.