bierce

Old English

Alternative forms

birċe
birċiae — early

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *birkijā.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbi͜yr.t͡ʃe/, [ˈbi͜yrˠ.t͡ʃe]

Noun

bierċe f (West Saxon)

birch

Descendants

Middle English: birche, byrche, birch, birk, byrke, birke, breche
- English: birch
- Northumbrian: birk
- Scots: birk

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