bearen

English

Etymology

From Middle English beren.

Verb

bearen

1. (obsolete) plural simple present of bear
   • 1579, Edmund Spenser, The Shepheardes Calender:

     They looken big as Bulls that been bate,
     And bearen the Crag so stiff and so state,

   • 1647, Henry More, The Sleep of the Soul:

     But further yet the mind to satisfie
     That various apprehensions bearen down,

   • 1714, Samuel Croxall, Another Original Canto of Spencer:

     Succour they bring to all by Powre opprest;
     That happy Coast where ere they bearen Rule is blest.

Anagrams

• Berean, beaner

Basque

Noun

bearen

1. genitive singular of be

West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪə̯rən/

Noun

bearen

1. plural of bear