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berrin'

berrin' noun: a funeral; a burying.

Noun

berrin' (plural berrin's)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A funeral; a burying.
    • A man whom Tom knew was returning one evening from a fair, a little elevated of course, when he met a berrin (i. e. funeral), which he joined, as is the custom; but, to his surprise, there was no one there that he knew except one man, and he had been dead for some years.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 367
    • "What's that to you?" said Trevool, rather sharply, "worn't I to a berrin? […]1867, Cornish Tales, in prose and verse by various authors, page 33

Forms of berrin'

pluralberrin's
alternative formberrin

Questions about berrin'

What does berrin' mean?
Berrin' means a funeral; a burying.
What part of speech is berrin'?
Berrin' is a noun.
What is the plural of berrin'?
The plural of berrin' is berrin's.

Words near berrin' in the dictionary

  1. Berrima
  2. Berrimal
  3. Berriman
  4. Berrimans
  5. berrin
  6. berrin'
  7. berrin's
  8. Berringama
  9. Berringer
  10. Berringers
  11. Berrington

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