Bier

Definitions: Bier

Bier

Noun

1. A coffin along with its stand; "we followed the bier to the graveyard".

2. A stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial.

Date "bier" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Bible	Bier the frame on which dead bodies were conveyed to the grave (Luke 7:14). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
	To see one, strewn with flowers in a church, denotes an unfortunate marriage. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

A bier is a flat frame, traditionally wooden but sometimes made of other materials, used to carry a corpse for burial in a funeral procession. In antiquity it was often simply a wooden board on which the dead was placed covered with a shroud. In modern times, however, the corpse is almost never carried on the bier without being first placed in a coffin, though the coffin is sometimes kept open. Bier is also the German word for beer.

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
BIER	English	Bureau for International Economic Relations	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Interment	Coffin, shell, sarcophagus, urn, pall, bier, hearse, catafalque, cinerary urn.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Bier

English words defined with "bier": catafalque, Crants ♦ Feretory ♦ Hearsecloth ♦ Lich gate, lichgate, lychgate ♦ Pillow bier ♦ spruce beer. (references)

Specialty definitions using "bier": lager bier. (references)

Etymologies containing "bier": Feretory ♦ Schenkbeer. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Bier" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Afrikaan (ale, beer), Breton (beer), Dutch (ale, beer), Flemish (beer), Frisian (beer), German (ale, beer, wallop).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Oh, her bridal bower becomes a burial bier of bitter bereavement! (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; writing credit: Burt Shevelove; Larry Gelbart)
Movie/TV Titles	Ein Bier (1900) Hamburger Bier (2000) Geld und Bier Ex und hopp - Ein böses Spiel um Liebe (1990) Tatort - Bier vom Faß (1989) Hamburger Bier (1981)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	A short bier (reference) Bier im Wort : ein ergötzliches Zitaten-Kolleg rund um den Gerstensaft aus vier Jahrtausenden (reference) Bier und Hopfen im Bild : eine Dokumentation der Stadtgeschichtlichen Museen Nürnberg (reference) Erfolgreich Bier verkaufen (reference) Getränke : dreisprachiges Fachwörterbuch : Bier, Erfrischungsgetränke, Fruchtsäfte, Mineralwässer, Spirituosen (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Bier Gehort Zu Mir [CD-SINGLE] (reference) Ich Hol Dir Keine Flasche Bier [CD-SINGLE] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Juliet finds Romeo dead on the steps of her bier.Credit: Library of Congress.		Lager bier / J.Z.(?) Wood ; Mensing & Stecher, lithographers.Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

"Bier" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Bier" is used about 29 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	29	64,444

The following table summarizes the usage of "bier" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Bier	Last name	1,000	14,981
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Expressions using "bier": lager bier ♦ pillow bier. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "bier"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		qivur (coffin, reliquary, shell), arkivol (casket, coffin, shell). (various references)

Arabic		‏نعش (brace, brisk, buck up, casket, coffin, elevate, exhilarate, freshen, freshen up, ginger, hearse, invigorate, pall, pick up, put smb. on his leg, rally, reanimate, reflate, refresh, revitalize, revive). (various references)

Bulgarian		ковчег (ark, box, casket, coffin). (various references)

Chinese		柩 . (various references)

Czech		máry (feretory, hearse). (various references)

Danish		Bier's venoese hyperaemi (Bier venous hyperemia), Bier's operation (Bier operation, thigh distraction), behandling af kronisk inflammation af en ekstremitet ved anlæggelse af tourniquet (Bier blockade), lageroel (lager, lager bier, lagerbier), lager (box-room, data store, depository, depot, lager, lager bier, lagerbier, memory, pool, stockroom, storage, storage device, storage house, storage room, store, storehouse, storeroom, warehouse), femurforlaengning (Bier operation, thigh distraction). (various references)

Dutch		Bierse stuwing (Bier venous hyperemia), operatie van Bier (Bier operation, thigh distraction), lagerbier (lager, lager bier, lagerbier), lager (bearing, bearing brass, bearing carrier, bearing lining, bearing shell, bearing-assembly, bolster, bush, bushing, journal bearing, lager, lager bier, lagerbier, pedestal, pillow block, plain shaft bearing, plummer block, plummer block bearing, sleeve), hyperemie van Bier (Bier venous hyperemia), anesthesie volgens Bier (Bier blockade). (various references)

Farsi		مقبره (Kil, Mausoleum, Monument, Sepulcher, Tomb), مزار (Sepulcher), لاشه (Body, Cadaver, Carcase, Carrion, Corpse), تخت روان (Litter, Palanquin), جسد (Body, Carcase, Corpse), جای گذاردن تابوت درقبر. (various references)

Finnish		ruumispaarit, paarit (litter, stretcher). (various references)

French		brancards, bière. (various references)

German		totenbahre, bahre (litter, strecher, stretcher). (various references)

Greek		βάθρο αποθέσεωσ νεκρού, νεκροκρέββατο, νεκροφόρα (coffin bearer, hearse), μνημείο (memorial, monument). (various references)

Hebrew		מט�" (bed, below, beneath, couch, down, downward, litter, sleeper, under, underneath), כן ל�'וית �"מת. (various references)

Hungarian		szent mihály lova, ravatal (catafalque, feretory, hearse). (various references)

Indonesian		tandu (litter), keranda. (various references)

Italian		bara (casket, coffin, stretcher). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		輿 (litter, palanquin), 駕� (litter, palanquin), 駕篭 (litter, palanquin). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		か�" (basket, cage, divine protection, fault, litter, mistake, non-standard pronunciation, palanquin), �"し (ancient history, ancient poems, dying, hip, historic ruins, litter, old small shrine, palanquin, paper for recycling, used paper, withering). (various references)

Manx		carbyd (bus, cabin, coach, hearse, stretcher, vehicle). (various references)

Norwegian		båre. (various references)

Pig Latin		ierbay

Portuguese		esquife (coffin, skiff), carro fúnebre (catafalque, hearse), ataúde (coffin, hearse). (various references)

Romanian		catafalc (catafalque). (various references)

Russian		похоронные дроги. (various references)

Scottish		snaoidh (a bier), geòlach (a wooden bier), eilitriom (a bier), caisil-chrò (a bier). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		nosila (carry cot, hand-barrow, litter, stretcher). (various references)

Spanish		féretro (coffin, Pall), andas (litter, strecher, stretcher). (various references)

Swedish		likbår. (various references)

Thai		ที่ตั้งโลงศพ. (various references)

Turkish		tabut sehpası, cenaze teskeresi. (various references)

Ukranian		труна (casket, coffin, hearse), могила (burial-hill, cell, entombment, grave, hearse, sepulture, tomb), похоронні дроги. (various references)

Vietnamese		đòn đám ma. (various references)

Welsh		elor. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	arca, arcad, arcae, arcam, arcaque, archad, arcis, capulus, feretrum, lectica, loculo, loculos, loculum. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	2 Samuel Chapter 3, Verse 31
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai eipen dauid proV iwab kai proV panta ton laon ton met' autou diarrhxate ta imatia umwn kai perizwsasqe sakkouV kai koptesqe emprosqen abennhr kai o basileuV dauid eporeueto opisw thV klinhV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Dixit autem David ad Ioab et ad omnem populum qui erat cum eo scindite vestimenta vestra et accingimini saccis et plangite ante exequias Abner porro rex David sequebatur feretrum
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And Dauid seide to Joab, and to al the puple that was with hym, Kittith youre clothis, and beth gird with sackis, and weileth before the exequies of Abner. Forsothe Dauid folwide the beere.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And David said to Joab and all the people who were with him, Go in grief and put haircloth about you, in sorrow for Abner. And King David went after the dead body.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	2 Samuel Chapter 3, Verse 31
Cebuano	Ug si David miingon kang Joab, ug sa tibook katawohan nga diha uban kaniya: Panggisia ninyo ang inyong mga saput, ug managbakus kamo ug sako, ug managbalata kamo sa atubangan ni Abner. Ug ang hari nga si David minunot sa lungon.
Croatian	Nato David reèe Joabu i svoj vojsci koja je bila s njim: "Razderite svoje haljine, obucite kostrijet i narièite za Abnerom!" I kralj David poðe za nosilima.
Danish	Derpå sagde David til Joab og alle Folkene, som fulgte ham: "Sønderriv eders Klæder, tag Sæk om eder og hold Klage over Abner!" Og Kong David gik selv bag efter Båren.
Dutch	David dan zeide tot Joab en tot al het volk, dat bij hem was: Scheurt uw klederen, en gordt zakken aan, en weeklaagt voor Abner henen; en de koning David ging achter de baar.
Finnish	Mutta Daavid sanoi Jooabille ja kaikelle väelle, joka oli hänen kanssaan: "Reväiskää vaatteenne ja kääriytykää säkkeihin ja pitäkää valittajaiset Abnerille". Ja kuningas Daavid kulki paarien perässä.
French	David dit � Joab et � tout le peuple qui était avec lui: Déchirez vos vêtements, ceignez-vous de sacs, et pleurez devant Abner! Et le roi David marcha derrière le cercueil.
German	David aber sprach zu Joab und allem Volk, das mit ihm war: Zerreißt eure Kleider und gürtet Säcke um euch und tragt Leid um Abner! Und der König ging dem Sarge nach.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Kemudian Daud memerintahkan kepada Yoab dan anak buahnya supaya menyobek pakaian mereka, dan memakai kain kabung serta meratapi Abner. Dan waktu mengantar jenazah, Raja Daud sendiri berjalan di belakang peti jenazah.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka titah Daud kepada Yoab dan kepada segala orang yang sertanya: Carikkanlah olehmu akan pakaianmu dan pakaikanlah kabung dan berjalanlah kamu sambil menangis di hadapan mayat Abner. Hata, maka raja Daud sendiripun mengiringkan jempananya.
Italian	Davide disse a Ioab e a tutta la gente che era con lui: «Stracciatevi le vesti, vestitevi di sacco e fate lutto davanti ad Abner». Anche il re Davide seguiva la bara.
Maori	Na ka mea a Rawiri ki a Ioapa ratou ko tona nuinga katoa, Haea o koutou kakahu, whitikiria hoki he kakahu taratara ki a koutou, ka tangi ai ki a Apanere. I haere ano a Kingi Rawiri i muri i te amo.
Norwegian	Men David sa til Joab og alt folket som var hos ham: Sønderriv eders klær og bind sekk om eder og gå klagende foran Abner! Og kong David gikk selv efter båren.
Portuguese	Disse Davi a Joabe e a todo o povo que com ele estava: Rasgai as vossas vestes, cingi-vos de sacos e ide pranteando diante de Abner. E o rei Davi ia seguindo o féretro.
Rumanian	David a zis lui Ioab wi kntregului popor care era cu el: ,,Rupeyi-vq hainele, kncingeyi-vq cu saci, wi bociyi-vq knaintea lui Abner!`` Wi kmpqratul David mergea kn urma sicriului.
Spanish	Entonces dijo David a Joab y a todo el pueblo que estaba con él: --¡Rasgad vuestra ropa! Ceñíos de cilicio y haced duelo delante de Abner. El rey David iba detrás del féretro,
Swedish	Och David sade till Joab och allt folket som var med honom: "Riven sönder edra kläder och höljen eder i sorgdräkt och hållen dödsklagan efter Abner." Och konung David gick själv bakom båren.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "bier": biers. (additional references)
	Words ending with "bier": chubbier, clubbier, cobbier, cobwebbier, crabbier, crumbier, daubier, flabbier, gabbier, gambier, globbier, grabbier, grubbier, herbier, knobbier, knubbier, lambier, limbier, nobbier, nubbier, orbier, ribbier, ribier, rubier, scabbier, scrubbier, shabbier, shrubbier, slobbier, snobbier, snubbier, squabbier, stubbier, tubbier, webbier, wombier. (additional references)
	Words containing "bier": gambiers, ribiers. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Bier" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: abiar, abier, abire, baer, baeri, baeur, baier, Baire, Bcie, behr, bei, Beier, Beir, beird, beire, Beiro, ber, beri, berr, beyer, bher, Bhi-ri, bia, biar, biare, Biart, bicer, bider, bie, Biebrza, bief, Biel, biem, bien, Bierd, biere, biery, biet, bievre, bifr, biger, Biiab, bije, bimer, biner, biqe, bir, bire, birel, birer, birv, bitr, biui, bizer, Bizri, Blier, boire, brei, brer, buero, Buir, buver, bycer, byer, byor, byr, byrl, byrr, gier, Ibar, ibeg, ibek, ibeo, Ibew, ibir, Ier, Nier. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "bier" (pronounced bē"r)
2	-ē" r	buccaneer, endear, Keir, mishear, multiyear, musketeer, puppeteer, seer, sightseer, tier, Weir.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: brie.
	Words within the letters "b-e-i-r"
	-1 letter: ire, reb, rei, rib.
	-2 letters: be, bi, er, re.
	Words containing the letters "b-e-i-r"
	+1 letter: bider, biers, biker, birle, birse, biter, bribe, bride, brief, brier, bries, brine, fiber, fibre, giber, jiber, liber, rebid, ribes, tribe.
	+2 letters: abider, bailer, baiter, barite, barmie, bedrid, begird, begirt, begrim, belier, bemire, berime, berlin, bestir, bibber, bicker, bidder, biders, bigger, bikers, bilker, biller, binder, binger, birded, birder, birdie, bireme, birkie, birled, birler, birles, birred, birses, bister, bistre, biters, bitter, boiler, bonier, boride, boxier, braise, braize, brewis, bribed, bribee, briber, bribes, brides, bridge, bridle, briefs, briers, briery, brined, briner, brines, bruise, burdie, buried, burier, buries, burnie, busier, byrnie, caribe, corbie, debris, dibber, erbium, fibber, fibers, fibres, gerbil, gibber, gibers, imbrue, inbred, jibber, jibers, libber, libers, librae, limber, orbier, ourebi, rabies, rebait, rebids, rebill, rebind, reboil, ribbed, ribber, ribeye, ribier, riblet, ribose, rubied, rubier, rubies, scribe, terbia, terbic, timber, timbre, tribes, verbid.
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

42 69 65 72

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

⁼

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-... .. . .-.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000010 01101001 01100101 01110010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#66 &#105 &#101 &#114

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0042 0069 0065 0072

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
bier	177	bier brand	3
bier block	12	bier garden	3
bier desperado	8	bier de forno	3
bier brauen	8	suzanne bier	2
bier palm	8	bier onderdelen	2
bier market	7	bier trinken	2
bier paint	6	bier murauer	2
amstel bier	6	bier dommels	2
bier jever	5	bier zirndorfer	2
bavaria bier	4	bier dinkelacker shop	2
bier markt	4	bier susanne	2
bier herstellung	4	bier brouwen	2
bier haus	3	bier gordon	2
bier market toronto	3	address bier email	2
bier dado	3	belgisch bier	2
bier esplanade markt	3	bier garten plank	2
		bier gifs	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Bier

Definitions: Bier

Bier

Noun

Specialty Definitions: Bier

Bible

Specialty Definition: Bier

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Bier

BIER

Synonyms within Context: Bier

Interment

Crosswords: Bier

Modern Usage: Bier

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bier

bier brand

bier block

bier garden

bier desperado

bier de forno

bier brauen

suzanne bier

bier palm

bier onderdelen

bier market

bier trinken

bier paint

bier murauer

amstel bier

bier dommels

bier jever

bier zirndorfer

bavaria bier

bier dinkelacker shop

bier markt

bier susanne

bier herstellung

bier brouwen

bier haus

bier gordon

bier market toronto

address bier email

bier dado

belgisch bier

bier esplanade markt

bier garten plank

bier gifs

Modern Translations: Bier

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