beriel

Middle English

/ˈbiriəls/, /ˈbɛriəl/

noun

Definitions

A sepulchre; a place where one is entombed.
A burial or entombment.
(rare) A gravesite or graveyard.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English byrġels affix from Middle English berien.

Origin

Middle English

berien

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

burial English
multiburial English
preburial English
reburial English
unburial English
byrġan Old English
byrġels Old English
berien Middle English
berier Middle English
buryinge Middle English
burynes Middle English