"bere" meaning in Middle English

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        "plural"
      ]
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        "bear (mammal)"
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          "word": "bier"
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          "word": "beare"
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    {
      "ipa": "/bɛːr(ə)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bere"
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        {
          "english": "… Then I pray thee, tomorrow with a spear\nThat Arcite stab me through the heart.",
          "ref": "late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 2255-2256",
          "roman": "That Arcita me thurgh the herte bere.",
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        "To pierce."
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        "(transitive) To pierce."
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        "bear (mammal)"
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      "word": "beare"
    },
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      "word": "beore"
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      "word": "bore"
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          "ref": "late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 2255-2256",
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        "To pierce."
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        "(transitive) To pierce."
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