Bear \Bear\, Bere \Bere\, n. [AS. bere. See Barley.]

(Bot.) Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley, commonly the former (Hord. vulgare). [Obs. except in North of Eng. and Scot.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Bere \Bere\, v. t. [Cf. OIcel. berja to strike.]

To pierce. [Obs.]

--Chaucer.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Bere \Bere\, n. See Bear, barley. [Scot.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)