bierbalk en · NOUN
Etymology
From bier + balk.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A church road (such as a path across fields) for funerals.
their ancestors left of their land a broad and sufficient bierbalk to carry the corpse to the Christian sepulture
1571, John Jewel et al., “An Homily for Rogation week”, in The Second Tome of Homilees […] :
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bierbalks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |