beobread

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bēo +‎ brēad.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbe͜oːˌbræ͜ɑːd/

Noun

bēobrēad n

  1. the pollen of flowers collected by bees and mixed with honey for the food of the larvae; beebread
    • Exeter Book, riddle 40
      Iċ eom on gōman ġēna swētra
      þonne þū bēobrēad blende mid huniġe;
      I am sweeter still in the mouth
      than when you blend beebread with honey
  2. honeycomb

Declension

Strong z-stem:

singular plural
nominative bēobrēad bēobrēadru
accusative bēobrēad bēobrēadru
genitive bēobrēades bēobrēadra
dative bēobrēade bēobrēadrum

Descendants

  • Middle English: beobread, beobræd, beoblæd (error)
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