beer.
a bear, any member of the family Ursidae
Meaning & usage
a bear, any member of the family Ursidae
De beer drinkt bier.
a person who is physically impressive and/or crude
Wat een beer van een vent daar voorin, he?
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch bēre, from Old Dutch *bero, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô.
debt
Door haar gokverslaving zat ze met een enorme beer opgescheept.
creditor (one to whom one owes debt)
Henry zag niet zijn beren op de weg, maar wel bij hem op de stoep.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from German Bär. Cognate to etymology 1.
liquid, notably human manure (excrement gathered in a pit to fertilize)
Wie doet er nu beer in zijn bier? Ik haat beer!
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch bere, from Old Dutch [Term?], from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *bermō (“yeast”), related to Old English beorma, Albanian burmë.
boar (male swine)
De kinderboerderij heeft een aantal zeugen en maar één beer.
buttress; protective external construction, notably against ice or supporting the weight of the main building
a boar-shaped type of battering ram
a male badger
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch bêer, from Old Dutch *bēr, from Proto-West Germanic *bair.
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