beriel

Middle English

Alternative forms

• buriel, biriel, buriels, biriels
• beriall, bereall, beryell (Late Middle English)

Etymology

From Old English byrġels; equivalent to berien +‎ -els.

Pronunciation

• (Early Middle English) IPA^(key): /ˈbiriəls/, /ˈburiəls/
• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛriəl/, /ˈbiriəl/, /ˈburiəl/

Noun

beriel (plural berieles)

1. A sepulchre; a place where one is entombed.
2. A burial or entombment.
3. (rare) A gravesite or graveyard.

Descendants

• English: burial
• Scots: buirial

References

• “biriel(s, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 May 2018.