"beore" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|var=1}} beore
  1. (AB language, MS. Cotton Caligula A.ix; Shropshire, Worcestershire) alternative form of bere (“bear”) Tags: Shropshire, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bere (extra: bear)
    Sense id: en-beore-enm-noun-NhViHt9x Categories (other): MS. Cotton Caligula A.ix (Laȝamon), Shropshire Middle English, Worcestershire Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|var=1}} beore
  1. (AB language; Shropshire) alternative form of beren (“to bear”) Tags: Shropshire, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: beren (extra: to bear)
    Sense id: en-beore-enm-verb-kzULMStd Categories (other): Shropshire Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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