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Old English · verb

toberan

Normalised tōberan

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

Meaning

  1. to carry off (in different directions)

    Þæt sǣd þe fēoll bē ðām weġe mid twyfealdre dare losode, ðāðā weġferende hit fortrǣdon, and fugelas tōbǣron.

    The seed that fell by the way perished to a double injury, when the wayfarer tread upon it and when the birds carried it away.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

  2. to separate

Conjugation

Conjugation of toberan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular tōberetōbær
2nd singular tōbiresttōbirsttōbǣre
3rd singular tōbireþtōbirþtōbær
Plural tōberaþtōbǣron
Subjunctive
Singular tōberetōbǣre
Plural tōberentōbǣren
Non-finite forms of toberan
Form
Infinitive tōberan
Inflected infinitive tōberenne
Imperative singular tōber
Imperative plural tōberaþ
Present participle tōberende
Past participle tōboren

All forms (16)

Etymology

From tō- + beran (“to bear”).

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