Berewick

/ˈbɛrɪk/ noun

Definition

A medieval term for a farm or estate that belongs to a manor but is located at a distance from the main manor house.

Etymology

From Old English 'berewick,' combining 'bere' (barley) and 'wic' (dwelling or farm), referring to outlying agricultural properties managed by feudal lords.

Kelly Says

Medieval lords often kept these distant grain farms to ensure food security across their territories—it's like owning a supply chain before supply chains existed! The word shows how important barley was to English agriculture that it became embedded in the land management system itself.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በሬዊክ
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
ARالعربية
بِرِيك
bɪ-rɪk
BNবাংলা
বেরেউইক
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
CACatalà
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
CSČeština
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
DADansk
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
DEDeutsch
berewick
bɛrɛ-wɪk
ELΕλληνικά
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
ESEspañol
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
FAفارسی
بریک
bɪ-rɪk
FISuomi
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
FRFrançais
berewick
bɛ-ʁɛ-wɪk
GUGU
બેરેવિક
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
HAHA
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
HEעברית
בּרִיק
bʊrɪk
HIहिन्दी
बेरिविक
bɛ-rɪ-vɪk
HUMagyar
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
IDBahasa Indonesia
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
IGIG
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
ITItaliano
berewick
bɛrɛ-wɪk
JA日本語
ベレウィック
beriwikku
KKKK
беревик
bɛrɛ-vɪk
KMKM
ប្រេវីក
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
KO한국어
베레윅
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
MRMR
बेरिविक
bɛ-rɪ-vɪk
MSBahasa Melayu
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
MYမြန်မာ
ဘယ်လက်ዊክ
bɛ-lɛ-wɪk
NLNederlands
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
NONorsk
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
PAPA
ਬੇਰੇਵਿਕ
bɛ-rɛ-vɪk
PLPolski
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
PTPortuguês
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
RORomână
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
RUРусский
беревик
bɛrɛ-vɪk
SVSvenska
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
SWKiswahili
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
TAதமிழ்
பேரெவிக்
pɛ-rɛ-wɪk
TEతెలుగు
బేరెవిక్
bɛ-rɛ-vɪk
THไทย
เบเรวิก
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
TLTL
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
TRTürkçe
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
UKУкраїнська
беревик
bɛrɛ-vɪk
URاردو
برِیک
bɪ-rɪk
VITiếng Việt
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
YOYO
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk
ZH中文
贝雷维克
bèi lèi wēik
ZUZU
berewick
bɛ-rɛ-wɪk

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