beran

Meaning

1. to carry, bear, hold

   ...þā læġ þǣr sum creopere lama fram cildhāde sē wæs dæġhwāmlīce ġeboren tō þām beorhtan ġete þæt hē ælmessan underfencge æt þām infarendum...

   Then lay there a cripple, lame from childhood, who was daily carried to the 'Beautiful' Gate, that he might receive alms from those entering.

   late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"

2. to wear

3. to sustain, support

4. to bring forth, produce, give birth

   On þām dagum wæs Alexander ġeboren on Crēcum.

   At that time, Alexander was born in Greece.

   late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans

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