bera

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[edit] Faroese

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse bera (to bear), from Proto-Germanic *beranan.

[edit] Verb

bera

  1. to bear, to carry

[edit] Conjugation

bera, v-54
number singular plural
person first second third all
Indicative eg hann / hon
tað
vit, tit,
teir / tær / tey
tygum
Present beri bert ber bera
Past bar bart bar bóru
Imperative tit
Present ber ! berið !
Infinitive bera
Pres. part. berandi
Past part. a26 borin
Supine borið

[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology 1

From the Old Norse bera (to bear), from Proto-Germanic *beranan.

[edit] Verb

bera strong verb (third person singular past indicative bar, third person plural past indicative báru, supine borið)

  1. (governs the accusative) to carry, to bear
  2. (governs the accusative, of cows and sheep) to give birth
  3. (impersonal) denotes an obligation or duty to do something
    • Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Icelandic, English)
      Hver maður er borinn frjáls og jafn öðrum að virðingu og réttindum. Menn eru gæddir vitsmunum og samvizku, og ber þeim að breyta bróðurlega hverjum við annan.
      All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
    Mér ber að fara í stríð.
    It is my duty to go to war.
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[edit] Etymology 2

From ber (bare, naked).

[edit] Verb

bera weak verb (third person singular past indicative beraði, supine berað)

  1. to bare
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[edit] Norwegian Nynorsk

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse bera.

[edit] Alternative forms

  • bere (e infinitive)

[edit] Verb

bera (present tense ber [berer]; past tense bar; past participle bore/bori)

  1. to carry, bear
    Kor langt skal eg bera dette?
    How far shall I carry this?
[edit] References
  • bera” in The Nynorsk DictionaryDokumentasjonsprosjektet.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Norse bera.

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[edit] Noun

bera f. (definite singular bera; indefinite plural berer [beror]; definite plural berene [berone]) (bracket form)

  1. a female bear, she-bear
    Inne mellom trea kunne dei skimta ei bera.
    Between the trees, they could discern a she-bear.
[edit] Synonyms
[edit] References
  • bera” in The Nynorsk DictionaryDokumentasjonsprosjektet.

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *berô (bear), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (brown animal). Cognate with Old High German bero (German Bär), Middle Dutch bere (Dutch beer), Old Norse ber. A North Germanic variant, *bernu-, gave Old Norse bjǫrn (Swedish björn). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Slavic *brlog (Russian берлога (den)).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈberɑ/

[edit] Noun

bera m.

  1. bear

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[edit] Old Irish

[edit] Verb

·bera

  1. third-person singular present subjunctive conjunct of beirid

[edit] Old Norse

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *beranan, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

[edit] Verb

bera

  1. to carry, to bear

[edit] Conjugation

Stem ber, bar
Present tense active voice infinitive bera : to bear
Present tense middle voice infinitive berask
Auxiliary verb ...

Present participle, active voice berandi
Past participle, active voice borinn
Present participle, middle voice berandisk
Past participle, middle voice berizk

Active voice imperative
(þú) ber !
(vér) berum !
(ér) berið !

Middle voice imperative
(þú) bersk !
(vér) berumk !
(ér) berizk !
Tense\Mood Active voice indicative Active voice subjunctive Middle voice Middle voice subjunctive
Present tense
ek ber (I bear)
þú berr (thou bearest)
hann, hon, þat berr (he, she, it beareth)
vit berum (we two bear)
it berið (you two bear)
vér berum (we bear)
ér berið (you bear)
þeir bera (they bear)
ek bera
þú berir
hann beri
vit berim
it berið
vér berim
ér berið
þeir beri
ek berumk
þú bersk
hann bersk
vit berumk
it berizk
vér berumk
ér berizk
þeir berask
ek berumk
þú berisk
hann berisk
vit berimk
it berizk
vér berimk
ér berizk
þeir berisk
Past tense
ek bar
þú bart
hann bar
vit bárum
it báruð
vér bárum
ér báruð
þeir báru
ek bæra
þú berir
hann beri
vit berim
it berið
vér berim
ér berið
þeir beri
ek bárumk
þú barzk
hann barzk
vit bárumk
it báruzk
vér bárumk
ér báruzk
þeir bárusk
ek bærumk
þú bærisk
hann bærisk
vit bærimk
it bærizk
vér bærimk
ér bærizk
þeir bærisk

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