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ge-bǽran

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
ge-bǽran, p. de ; pp. ed [ge-, and bǽru bearing, habit]
Wright's OE grammar
§14; §651;
To bear one's self, behave or conduct one's self; se gerere
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  • Ne gefrægn ic ða mǽgþe sél gebǽran

    never have I heard of the tribe bearing themselves better,

    • Beo. Th. 2029
      • ;
    • B. 1012 : 5640
      • ;
    • B. 2824 : Fins. Th. 77
      • ;
    • Fin. 38.

  • Ne scule gé wið hine gebǽran swá swá wið feónd

    ye must not behave to him as to an enemy,

    • Past. 46, 8
      • ;
    • Swt. 356, 7
      • ;
    • Hat. MS. 68 a, 14.

  • We gebǽraþ swelce we hit nyten

    we behave as though we know it not,

    • 28, 4
      • ;
    • Swt. 194, 4
      • ;
    • Hat. MS. 37 a, 25.

  • Ðæt hí gebǽrdon wel

    that they should bear themselves well,

    • Judth. 10
      • ;
    • Thw. 21, 20
      • ;
    • Jud. 27 : Bd. 4, 25
      • ;
    • S. 600, 32 : Ps. Th. 113, 6.
Etymology
[
Laym. i-bere
:
O. Sax. gi-bárian
:
O. H. Ger. ga-baran.
]
Linked entries
v.  bǽran.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-bǽran.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/13568.

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