bera

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛra]
• Rhymes: -ɛra
• Hyphenation: be‧ra

bera

1. present masculine singular transgressive of brát

• rabe

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeːɹa/
• Rhymes: -eːɹa

  Homophones: Bera

From berur

bera f (genitive singular beru, plural berur)

1. clearing

• beri

From Old Norse bera (“to bear”), from Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

bera (takes accusative object, third person singular past indicative bar, third person plural past indicative bóru, supine borið)

1. to bear, to carry

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛːra/
• Rhymes: -ɛːra

  Homophones: Bera

From the Old Norse bera (“to bear”), from Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

bera (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative bar, third-person plural past indicative báru, supine borið)

1. (governs the accusative) to carry, to bear
2. (governs the accusative, of cows and sheep) to give birth
3. (impersonal) denotes an obligation or duty to do something
   • Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Icelandic, English)

     Hver maður er borinn frjáls og jafn öðrum að virðingu og réttindum. Menn eru gæddir vitsmunum og samvizku, og ber þeim að breyta bróðurlega hverjum við annan.

     All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

   Mér ber að fara í stríð.

   It is my duty to go to war.

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• (carry): halda á
• (give birth): ala

From Old Norse bera, from Proto-Germanic *bazōną.

bera (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative beraði, supine berað)

1. to bare

bera

1. Rōmaji transcription of べら
2. Rōmaji transcription of ベラ

From Proto-North Sarawak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas.

bera

1. rice ((raw) seeds used as food)

bēra

1. nominative feminine singular of bērus
2. nominative neuter plural of bērus
3. accusative neuter plural of bērus
4. vocative feminine singular of bērus
5. vocative neuter plural of bērus

bērā

1. ablative feminine singular of bērus

• bera in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• bera in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• bera in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

• IPA^(key): /²beːrɑ/

From Old Norse bera, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-. Akin to English bear.

• bere (e infinitive)

bera (present tense ber, past tense bar, past participle bore, passive infinitive berast, present participle berande, imperative ber)

1. to carry, bear

   Kor langt skal eg bera dette?

   How far shall I carry this?

   Vil isen bera oss?

   Will the ice bear us?

bera f

1. singular definite of bere

• “bere” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Proto-Germanic *berô (“bear”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown animal”). Cognate with Old High German bero (German Bär), Middle Dutch bere (Dutch beer), Old Norse ber. The oblique stem *bern-, gave Old Norse bjǫrn (Swedish björn).

• IPA^(key): /ˈberɑ/

bera m

1. bear

• Middle English: bere
  • English: bear

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲera/

bera

1. genitive singular and dual of bir (“spit”)

• bero

·bera

1. third-person singular present subjunctive conjunct of beirid

From Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti (*bʰer- being the root). Compare Old English beran, Old Saxon beran, Old High German beran, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (bairan).

bera

1. to carry, to bear

• Icelandic: bera
• Faroese: bera
• Norn: bera
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bære
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bera
• Old Swedish: bæra
  • Swedish: bära
• Danish: bære
• Elfdalian: bjäro
• Westrobothnian: bera (< *bira)

• bera in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• bera in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• bera in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

• IPA^(key): /²ˈbeːˌrɐ/

  Rhymes: -èːrɐ

From Old Norse bera, from Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

bera (preterite bar, supine buri, middle beras, passive val buri)

1. (transitive) To carry, to bear.
2. (intransitive, of cows) To calve.