abier

English

Etymology

a- (“in, on”) +‎ bier

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈbɪɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Adjective

abier (not comparable)

1. (UK, dialect, West Country, Somerset) Dead but unburied.

   Poor soul! Her man died only the other day, and now she lies abier.

References

• Wright, Joseph (1898) The English Dialect Dictionary‎^[1], volume 1, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 7

Anagrams

• Baier, Beira, Eibar, erbia