abear

Meaning

Verb

1. (archaic, dialectal, transitive) To put up with; to endure; to bear.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To bear; to carry.
3. (obsolete, reflexive, transitive) To behave; to comport oneself.

Noun

Bearing, behavior.

Synonyms

bear

🐻

endure

suffer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈbɛə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: aberen

Inherited from Old English: āberan

Cognate with Old High German: irberan

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽

In summary

From Middle English aberen, from Old English āberan (“to bear, carry, carry away”), from ā- (“away, out”), a- + beran (“to bear”), from Proto-Germanic *uzberaną (“to bear off, bring forth, produce”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”), equivalent to a- + bear. Cognate with Old High German irberan, Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (usbairan).