bæra

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bera.

Pronunciation

Verb

bæra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative bærði, supine bært)

  1. (transitive) to move, stir

Conjugation

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

bæra n

  1. definite plural of bær

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

bæra n

  1. definite plural of bær

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

bæra (present tense bær, past tense bar, past participle bore, passive infinitive bærast, present participle bærande, imperative bær)

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of bera

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

bæra f

  1. (dialectal) alternative spelling of bere (female bear)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

bæra f

  1. (dialectal) alternative spelling of berre (a bare place)

References

  • Ivar Aasen (1850) “Bæra”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
  • Ivar Aasen (1850) “bæra”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse bera, from Proto-Germanic *beraną.

Verb

bæra

  1. to bear, carry

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Swedish: bära