a. Obs. [prob. f. BEAVER sb.1 + -EN1. Cf. OHG. bibirîn, L. bebrīnus, fibrīnus.] prob. Beaver-colored, reddish-brown.
a. 1400[?]. Morte Arth., 3631. Alle bare-hevvede for besye with beveryne lokkes.
c. 1420. Anturs Arth., xxviii. His ene, that gray were and grete With his beueren berd. [Cf. next.]
