beran

See also: Beran

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *baranъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛran]

Noun

1. ram (male sheep)

Derived terms

• beránek

See also

• ovce
• jehně

Further reading

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Kurdish

Noun

1. ram

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *beraną.

Verb

beran

1. to bear, to carry

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: bēren

Further reading

• “beran”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old English

Alternative forms

• beoran

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti. Cognate with Old Frisian bera, Old Saxon beran, Old Dutch beran, Old High German beran, Old Norse bera, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (bairan). The Indo-European root was also the source of Old Irish biru, Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō), Latin ferre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbe.rɑn/

Verb

beran

1. to carry, bear
2. to wear
3. to sustain, support
4. to bring forth, produce, give birth

Conjugation

Conjugation of beran (strong class 4)

infinitive	beran	berenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bere	bær
second person singular	birest, birst	bǣre
third person singular	bireþ, birþ	bær
plural	beraþ	bǣron
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bere	bǣre
plural	beren	bǣren
imperative
singular	ber
plural	beraþ
participle	present	past
	berende	(ġe)boren

Derived terms

• āberan
• forberan
• foreberan
• forþberan
• ġeberan
• underberan

Descendants

• Middle English: beren
  • English: bear
  • Scots: bere, beir

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Old High German

Alternative forms

• peran

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Germanic *beraną, whence also Old Saxon beran, Old English beran, Old Norse bera, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (bairan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

Verb

beran

1. to bear

Conjugation

Conjugation of beran (strong class 4)

infinitive	beran
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	biru, biro	bar
2nd person singular	biris, birist	bāri
3rd person singular	birit	bar
1st person plural	berem, beremēs	bārum, bārumēs
2nd person plural	beret	bārut
3rd person plural	berant	bārun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	bere	bāri
2nd person singular	berēs, berēst	bārīs, bārīst
3rd person singular	bere	bāri
1st person plural	berēm, beremēs	bārīm, bārīmēs
2nd person plural	berēt	bārīt
3rd person plural	berēn	bārīn
imperative	present
singular	bir
plural	beret
participle	present	past
	beranti	bor

Related terms

• giberan

Descendants

• Middle High German: bëren, bërn
  • German: gebären
  • Alemannic German: beren

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Old Saxon

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Germanic *beraną, whence also Old English beran, Old High German beran, Old Norse bera, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (bairan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

Verb

beran

1. to bear
   • thena lefna lamon bārun mid is beddiu

     They were bearing the living lame man with his bed

     (Heliand, verse 2309)

Conjugation

Conjugation of beran (strong class 4)

infinitive	beran
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	biru	bar
2nd person singular	biris	bāri
3rd person singular	birid	bar
plural	berad	bārun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	bere	bāri
2nd person singular	beres	bāris
3rd person singular	bere	bāri
plural	beren	bārin
imperative	present
singular	ber
plural	berad
participle	present	past
	birandi	giboran, boran

Related terms

• giboran
• giberan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: beren, baren
  • German Low German: böhren
  • Westphalian:

    Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: buar'n

    Sauerländisch: gebe̗ren

    Westmünsterländisch: bohrn