strawbery

Middle English

Alternative forms

(Early ME) streowberie, streawberge, stræberie, streaberie, strauberi
strobery, strebere, streberi, strebery, strawebery, strabery

Etymology

From Old English strēawberiġe; equivalent to straw +‎ berye.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstrau̯bɛriː(ə)/, /ˈstreːbɛriː(ə)/
(Northern ME) IPA^(key): /ˈstrɑːbɛriː(ə)/

Noun

strawbery (plural strawberyes or streberyen)

A strawberry (fruit from plant of the genus Fragaria).
A strawberry (plant of the genus Fragaria).

Descendants

English: strawberry
Scots: strabery, strayberrie

References

“strau-berī(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-19.

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