n. [ OE. bæe, beere, AS. b&unr_;r, b&unr_;re; akin to D. baar, OHG. bāra, G. bahre, Icel barar, D&unr_; baare, L. feretrum, Gr. &unr_;, from the same &unr_;&unr_; bear to produce. See 1st Bear, and cf. Barrow. ]
n. [ See Bier, and Balk, n. ] A church road (e. g., a path across fields) for funerals. [ Obs. ] Homilies. [ 1913 Webster ]