abier

English

Etymology

a- (“in, on”) +‎ bier

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈbɪə.ɹ/
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Adjective

abier (not comparable)

(Britain, dialectal, Somerset) Dead but unburied.
Poor soul! Her man died only the other day, and now she lies abier.

References

Wright, Joseph (1898) The English Dialect Dictionary‎, volume 1, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 7

Anagrams

Baier, Eibar, erbia

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