bære

See also: baere, Bäre, and -bære

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish bæræ, from Old Norse bera, from Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛːrə/, [ˈb̥æːɐ]

Verb

bære (imperative bær, infinitive at bære, present tense bærer, past tense bar, perfect tense har båret)

1. carry (to transport by lifting)
2. carry (to be transmitted; to travel)
3. bear (to be equipped with something)
4. bear (to put up with something)
5. bear (to produce or yield something, such as fruit or crops)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse bera, from Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”).

Verb

bære (imperative bær, present tense bærer, passive bæres, simple past bar, past participle båret, present participle bærende)

1. to bear; endure
2. to wear
3. to support; bear; carry

Derived terms

Terms derived from bære

• bærbar
• bærebølge
• bæreevne

• bærekraftig
• bærepose
• bærer (noun)

• innebære
• rentebærende

References

• “bære” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

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

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 1938; superseded by bera