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)

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

References

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