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BERA

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
BERA, an; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§401;
A BEAR; ursus
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  • Dauid gewylde ðone wíldan beran

    David subdued the wild bear,

    • Ælfc. T. 13, 26.
  • Eofor oððe beran onginnan

    to attack a boar or bear,

    • Exon. 92 a
    • ;
    • Th. 344, 21
    • ;
    • Gn. Ex. 177.
  • Sceall gyldan án beran fel

    shall pay one bear's skin,

    • Ors. 1, 1
    • ;
    • Bos. 20, 37.
  • Bera

    ursus,

    • Ælfc. Gl. 21
    • ;
    • Som. 59, 69 : L. Ecg. P. iv. 28
    • ;
    • Th. ii. 212, 22.
Etymology
[
Laym.beore
:
Plat.baar, m
:
Dut. beer, m
:
Ger. bär, m
:
M. H. Ger. ber
:
O. H. Ger.pero
:
Dan. biörn, c
:
Swed.biörn, m
:
O. Nrs.björn, m.
]
Linked entries
v.  bar byrene bere.
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  • BERA, n.