beobread

Old English

Alternative forms
  • bīobrēad, bībrēad

Etymology

From bēo +‎ brēad.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbe͜oːˌbræ͜ɑːd/

Noun

bēobrēad n

  1. the pollen of flowers collected by bees and mixed with honey for the food of the larvae; beebread
  2. honeycomb

Declension
Declension of beobread (strong z-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative bēobrēad bēobrēadru
accusative bēobrēad bēobrēadru
genitive bēobrēades bēobrēadra
dative bēobrēade bēobrēadrum

Descendants
  • Middle English: beobread, beobræd, beoblæd (error)
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