bera

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Contents 1 Faroese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 2 Icelandic 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Verb 2.2.1 Derived terms 3 Old English 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 3.3.1 Declension 3.3.2 Descendants 4 Old Norse 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Verb 4.2.1 Conjugation

[edit] Faroese

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

[edit] Etymology

Old Norse bera (to bear).

[edit] Verb

bera

1. to bear, to carry

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Etymology

From the Old Norse bera.

[edit] Verb

bera

1. to carry, to bear
2. (impersonal) to be obligated to do something, denoting a sense of duty

   Mér ber að fara í stríð.

   I am obligated to go to war.

[edit] Derived terms

• bera kápuna á báðum öxlum
• berast
• aðalborinn

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From West Germanic root *beran-, from Proto-Indo-European root *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

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
nominative	bera	beran
accusative	beran	beran
genitive	beran	berena
dative	beran	berum

[edit] Descendants

• English: bear

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[edit] Old Norse

[edit] Etymology

From the Germanic root *beran-, 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