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Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley, commonly the former (Hord. vulgare).

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  1. n. Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley, commonly the former (Hord. vulgare).
  2. v. t. To pierce.
  3. n. See Bear, barley.
  4. Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley, commonly the former (Hord. vulgare). [Obs. except in North of Eng. and Scot.] , v. t. Etym: [Cf. OIcel. berja to strike.] To pierce. [Obs.] Chaucer. ,n.See Bear, barley. [Scot.]
  5. , v. t. Etym: [Cf. OIcel. berja to strike.] To pierce. [Obs.]Chaucer.
  6. n. Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley, commonly the former (Hord. vulgare). v. t. To pierce. n. See Bear, barley.