Focal an Lae #51
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: beoir (BYOH-ihr)
Meaning: beoir = beer
Usage:
- beoir shinséir (BYOH-ihr HIHN-shayr) = ginger beer
- beoir bhaile (... WAH-luh) = homebrew
History: Middle Irish “beóir” comes from Old Norse “bjórr”, from an earlier West Germanic word probably derived from
Latin “bibere” (to drink), from the Indo-European root *pō(i)- (to drink).
Scottish Gaelic: beòir, although not a common word; leann