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Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old English
Origin: bærlic 'of barley', from bære, bere 'barley'

barley

 noun
     
Related topics: Food, Plants, Crops
bar‧ley [uncountable]
HBPDF a plant that produces a grain used for making food or alcohol
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