-bære

See also: baere, Bäre, and bære

Old English

Alternative forms

• -bǣr, -bere

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Germanic *bēriz (“bearing, carrying”). Akin to Old Frisian -ber, Old Saxon -bāri, Middle Dutch -bare (Dutch -baar), Old High German -bāri (German -bar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbæː.re/

Suffix

-bǣre

1. suffix meaning bearing, having

   ‎corn + ‎-bære → ‎cornbǣre (“corn-bearing”)

   ‎æppel + ‎-bære → ‎æppelbǣre (“fruitful, (lit. apple-bearing)”)

   ‎wæstm + ‎-bære → ‎wæstmbǣre (“fruitful”)

2. having the qualities of, characterized by

   andelbǣre ― reverse, reversed

   ‎ator + ‎-bære → ‎ātorbǣre (“poisonous”)

3. denoting likeness or similarity to

   ‎ċeosel + ‎-bære → ‎ċeoselbǣre (“gravelly, shingly”)

   ‎cwealm + ‎-bære → ‎cwealmbǣre (“deadly, bloodthirsty, murderous”)

4. producing

   ‎mann + ‎-bære → ‎mannbǣre (“man-producing, producing men”)

Declension

Declension of -bǣre — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-bǣre	-bǣru, -bǣro	-bǣre
Accusative	-bǣrne	-bǣre	-bǣre
Genitive	-bǣres	-bǣrre	-bǣres
Dative	-bǣrum	-bǣrre	-bǣrum
Instrumental	-bǣre	-bǣrre	-bǣre
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-bǣre	-bǣra, -bǣre	-bǣru, -bǣro
Accusative	-bǣre	-bǣra, -bǣre	-bǣru, -bǣro
Genitive	-bǣrra	-bǣrra	-bǣrra
Dative	-bǣrum	-bǣrum	-bǣrum
Instrumental	-bǣrum	-bǣrum	-bǣrum

Declension of -bǣre — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-bǣra	-bǣre	-bǣre
Accusative	-bǣran	-bǣran	-bǣre
Genitive	-bǣran	-bǣran	-bǣran
Dative	-bǣran	-bǣran	-bǣran
Instrumental	-bǣran	-bǣran	-bǣran
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	-bǣran	-bǣran	-bǣran
Accusative	-bǣran	-bǣran	-bǣran
Genitive	-bǣrra, -bǣrena	-bǣrra, -bǣrena	-bǣrra, -bǣrena
Dative	-bǣrum	-bǣrum	-bǣrum
Instrumental	-bǣrum	-bǣrum	-bǣrum

Derived terms

Old English terms suffixed with -bære