"beren" meaning in Middle English

See beren in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɛːrən/
Etymology: From Old English beran, from Proto-West Germanic *beran. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|beran}} Old English beran, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*beran}} Proto-West Germanic *beran Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} beren, {{enm-verb|bereth|berynge|bar|born}} beren (third-person singular simple present bereth, present participle berynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative bar, past participle born) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|ber|bar|ber|bor|2a=ber|3a=bar|c=4|p_part3=born|y=2}} Forms: bereth [present, singular, third-person], berynge [participle, present], bar [first-person, indicative, past, singular, third-person], born [participle, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], beren [infinitive], to beren [infinitive], bere [infinitive], bere [first-person, present, singular], bar [first-person, past, singular], ber [first-person, past, singular], berest [present, second-person, singular], bere [past, second-person, singular], bare [past, second-person, singular], bar [past, second-person, singular], ber [past, second-person, singular], bereth [present, singular, third-person], bar [past, singular, third-person], ber [past, singular, third-person], bere [present, singular, subjunctive], bere [past, singular, subjunctive], bare [past, singular, subjunctive], bere [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], beren [plural, present], bere [plural, present], beren [past, plural], bere [past, plural], baren [past, plural], bare [past, plural], bereth [imperative, plural, present], bere [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], berynge [participle, present], berende [participle, present], boren [participle, past], bore [participle, past], yboren [participle, past], ybore [participle, past], beoren [alternative], bearen [alternative], baren [alternative]
  1. to bear
    Sense id: en-beren-enm-verb--m0kQldO Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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          "expansion": "English: bear",
          "name": "desc"
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    },
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            "alts": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Yola: ber, baar"
    }
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English beran, from Proto-West Germanic *beran.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bereth",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "berynge",
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        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "bar",
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        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "born",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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    },
    {
      "form": "to beren",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "bere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "singular",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bere",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
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    },
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "bore",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ybore",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past"
      ]
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      "form": "beoren",
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      "form": "bearen",
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      ]
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  "lang": "Middle English",
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      "id": "en-beren-enm-verb--m0kQldO",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛːrən/"
    }
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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        "singular"
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        "present"
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        "past",
        "plural"
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      "form": "berende",
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        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "bore",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "yboren",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ybore",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "beoren",
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    },
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      "form": "bearen",
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        "Middle English class 4 strong verbs",
        "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Middle English verbs",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛːrən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beren"
}

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