*barō

Runic: ᛒᚨᚱᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈbɑ.rɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

  1. beam, bar, rail
  2. barricade, barrier
  3. paling, fencing

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰorH-eh₂, from root *bʰerH- (‘to strike; pierce’). Compare Latin forus (‘gangway, plank’), Russian забо́р (zabór, ‘fencing, paling, fence’). Compare also Ancient Greek φάρος (pháros) (pháros, ‘piece of land, furrow, marker, beacon, lighthouse’). Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *bʰor-éh₂ via a meaning ‘support’, from *bʰer- (‘to bear, carry’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.barōbarôz
Acc.barǭbarōz
Gen.barōzbarǫ̂
Dat.barōibarōmaz
Inst.barōbarōmiz
Voc.barōbarôz

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Descendants

  • *baru (Proto-West Germanic)
    • bēr (Old Frisian)
    • bara (Old High German)
    • *barra (Vulgar Latin)
  • berlingr (Old Norse)
    • berlingur (Icelandic)
    • berling (Norwegian)
    • bärling (Swedish)
  • berlingr (Old Norse)
    • berling, barling, birling (Middle English)
      • berling, barling (English)

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