beriel

Middle English

Alternative forms

buriel, biriel, buriels, biriels
(Late ME) beriall, bereall, beryell

Etymology

From Old English byrġels; equivalent to berien +‎ -els.

Pronunciation

(Early ME) IPA^(key): /ˈbiriəls/, /ˈburiəls/
IPA^(key): /ˈbɛriəl/, /ˈbiriəl/, /ˈburiəl/

Noun

beriel (plural berieles)

A sepulchre; a place where one is entombed.
A burial or entombment.
(rare) A gravesite or graveyard.

Descendants

English: burial
Scots: buirial

References

“biriel(s (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-04.

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