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Old English · verb

geberan

Normalised ġeberan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class IV
IPA
/je.beˈrɑn/
Syllables
je · be · ˈrɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
bear

Meaning

  1. to bear, give birth, produce, bring forth, carry out

  2. to support, sustain, endure

Conjugation

Conjugation of geberan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġebereġebær
2nd singular ġebirestġebirstġebǣre
3rd singular ġebireþġebirþġebær
Plural ġeberaþġebǣron
Subjunctive
Singular ġebereġebǣre
Plural ġeberenġebǣren
Non-finite forms of geberan
Form
Infinitive ġeberan
Inflected infinitive ġeberenne
Imperative singular ġeber
Imperative plural ġeberaþ
Present participle ġeberende
Past participle ġeboren

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gaberaną, equivalent to ġe- + beran. Cognate with Old Saxon giberan, Old High German giberan (German gebären).

Descendants

bear

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