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Old English · verb

oþberan

Normalised ōþberan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class IV
IPA
/oːθ beˈrɑn/
Syllables
oːθ · be · ˈrɑn (3 syllables)

Meaning

  1. to carry off, carry away

    ferede in forðweġe; · sumne fugel ōþbær ofer hēanne holm; · sumne sē hāra wulf dēaðe ġedǣlde, · sumne drēoriġhlēor in eorðsċræfe · eorl ġehȳdde.

    proud by the wall. The war took away some men, carried into the forth-way; a bird bore away someone over deep sea; the grey wolf shared someone with death; a sad-faced warrior hid someone in earthen cave.

    wlonc bī wealle. · Sume wīġ fornōm,

Conjugation

Conjugation of oþberan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ōþbereōþbær
2nd singular ōþbirestōþbirstōþbǣre
3rd singular ōþbireþōþbirþōþbær
Plural ōþberaþōþbǣron
Subjunctive
Singular ōþbereōþbǣre
Plural ōþberenōþbǣren
Non-finite forms of oþberan
Form
Infinitive ōþberan
Inflected infinitive ōþberenne
Imperative singular ōþber
Imperative plural ōþberaþ
Present participle ōþberende
Past participle ōþboren

All forms (16)

Etymology

From ōþ- (“away-”) + beran (“carry”).

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