Bera

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

bera Old Icelandic word can mean:

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I)

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(ber; bar, bárum; borinn), v.

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I.

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1) to bear, carry, convey (bar B. biskup í börum suðr í Hvamm);

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~ (farm) af skipi, to unload a ship;

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~ (mat) af borði, to take (the meat) off the table;

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~ e-t á hesti, to carry on horseback;

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2) to wear (~ klæði, vápn, kórónu);

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~ œgishjálm, to inspire fear and awe;

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3) to bear, produce, yield (jörðin berr gras; tré ~ aldin, epli);

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4) to bear, give birth to, esp. of sheep and cows;

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kýr hafði borit kálf, had calved;

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absol., ván at hón mundi ~, that the cow would calve;

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the pp. is used of men; hann hafði verit blindr borinn, born blind;

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verða borinn í þenna heim, to be born into this world;

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þann sóma, sem ek em til borinn, born to;

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borinn e-m, frá e-m (rare), born of;

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Nótt var Nörvi borin, was the daughter of N.;

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borinn Sigmundi, son of S.;

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5) ~ e-n afli, ofrafli, ofrliði, ofrmagni, ofríki, to bear one down, overcome, oppress, one by odds or superior force;

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~ e-n ráðum, to overrule one;

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~ e-n málum, to bear one down (wrongfully) in a lawsuit;

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~ e-n sök, to charge one with a fault;

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~ e-n bjóri, to make drunk with beer;

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verða bráðum borinn, to be taken by surprise;

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borinn verkjum, overcome by pains;

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þess er borin ván, there is no hope, all hope is gone;

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borinn baugum, bribed; cf. ~ fé á e-n, to bribe one;

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6) to lear, be capable of bearing (of a ship, horse, vehicle);

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þeir hlóðu bæði skipin sem borð báru, with as much as they could carry;

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fig., to sustain, support (svá mikill mannfjöldi, at landit fekk eigi borit);

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of persons, to bear up against, endure, support (grief, sorrow, etc.);

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absol., bar hann drengiliga, he bore it manfully;

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similarly, ~ (harm) af sér, ~st vel (illa, lítt) af;

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bar hon sköruliga af sér, she bore up bravely;

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hversu berst Auðr af um bróðurdauðann, how does she bear it?

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hon berst af lítt, she is much cast down;

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~ sik vel upp, to bear well up against;

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7) ~ e-t á, e-n á hendr e-m, to charge or tax one with (eigi erum vér þess valdir, er þú berr á oss);

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~ (kvið) á e-n, to give a verdict against, declare guilty (í annat sinn báru þeir á Flosa kviðinn);

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~ af e-m (kviðinn), to give a verdict for;

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~ e-t af sér, to deny having done a thing;

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~ or ~ vitni, vætti, to bear witness, testify;

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~ or ~ um e-t, to give a verdict in a case;

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~ e-n sannan at sök, to prove guilty by evidence;

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~ e-n undan sök, to acquit;

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~ í sundr frændsemi þeirra, to prove (by evidence) that they are not relations;

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~ e-m vel (illa) söguna, to give a favourable (unfavourable) account of one;

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refl. (pass.), ~st, to be proved by evidence (þótt þér berist þat faðerni, er þú segir);

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8) to set forth, report, tell;

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~ e-m kveðju (orð, orðsending), to bring one a greeting, compliments (word, message);

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~ or ~ fram erindi sín fyrir e-n, to state (tell) one’s errand or to plead one’s case before one;

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~ e-m njósn, to apprise one;

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~ e-t upp, to produce, mention, tell;

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~ upp gátu, to give (propound) a riddle;

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~ upp erindi sín, to state one’s errand;

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~ saman ráð sín, to consult together;

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eyddist það ráð, er þeir báru saman, which they had designed;

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9) to keep, hold, bear, of a title (~ jarlnafn, konnungsnafn);

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~ (eigi) giptu, gæfu, hammingju, auðnu til e-s, (not) to have the good fortune to do a thing (bar hann enga gæfu til at þjóna þér);

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~ vit, skyn, kunnáttu á e-t, to have knowledge of, uniderstanding about;

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vel viti borinn, endowed with a good understanding;

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~ hug, áræði, þor, traust til e-s, to have courage, confidence to do a thing;

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~ áhyggju fyrir e-u, to be concerned about;

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~ ást, elsku, hatr til e-s, to bear affection, love, hatred to;

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10) to bear off or away, carry off (some gain);

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~ sigr af e-m, af e-u, to carry off the victory from or in;

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hann hafði borit sigr af tveim orustum, he had been victorious in two battles;

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~ hærra (lægra) hlut to get the best (the worst) of it;

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~ efra (hærra) skjöld, to gain the victory;

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~ hátt (lágt) höfuðit, to bear the head high (low), to be in high (low) spirits;

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~ halann bratt, lágt, to cock up or let fall the tail, to be in high or low spirits;

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11) with preps.:

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~ af e-m, to surpass;

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en þó bar Bolli af, surpassed all the rest;

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~ af sér högg, lag to ward off, parry a blow or thrust;

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~ eld at, to set fire to;

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~ fjötur (bönd) at e-m, to put fetters (bonds) on one;

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~ vápn á e-n, to attack one with sharp weapons;

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~ á or í, to smear, anoint (~ vatn í augu sér, ~ tjöru í höfuð sér);

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~ e-t til, to apply to, to try if it fits (~ til hvern lykil af öðrum at portinu);

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~ e-t um, to wind round;

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þá bar hann þá festi um sik, made it fast round his body;

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~ um með e-n, to bear with, have patience with;

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~ út barn, to expose a child;

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12) refl., ~st mikit (lítit) á, to bear oneself proudly (humbly);

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láta af ~st, to die;

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láta fyrir ~st e-s staðar, to stay, remain in a place (for shelter);

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~st e-t fyrir, to design a thing (barst hann þat fyrir at sjá aldregi konur);

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at njósna um, hvat hann bærist fyrir, to inquire into what he was about;

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~st vápn á, to attack one another;

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~st at or til, to happen;

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þat barst at (happened) á einhverju sumri;

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ef svá harðliga kann til at ~st, if that misfortune does happen;

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~st í móti, to happen, occur;

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hefir þetta vel í móti borizt, it is a happy coincidence;

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~st við, to be prevented;

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ok nú lét almáttugr guð við ~st kirkjubrunann, prevented, stopped the burning of the church;

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II. impers., denoting a sort of passive or involuntary motion;

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1) with acc., it bears or carries one to a place;

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alla berr at sama brunni, all come to the same well (end);

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bar hann (acc.) þá ofan gegnt Ösuri, he happened to come down just opposite to Ö.;

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esp. of ships and sailors; berr oss (acc.) til Íslands eða annarra landa, we drift to Iceland or other countries;

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þá (acc.) bar suðr í haf, they were carried out southwards;

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Skarpheðin (acc.) bar nú at þeim, S. came suddenly upon them;

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ef hann (acc.) skyldi ~ þar at, if he should happen to come there;

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e-n berr yfir, one is borne onwards, of a bird flying, a man riding;

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hann (acc.) bar skjótt yfir, it passed quickly (of a flying meteor);

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2) followed by preps.:

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Gunnar sér, at rauðan kyrtil bar við glugginn, that a red kirtle passed before the window;

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hvergi bar skugga (acc.) á, there was nowhere a shadow;

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e-t berr fram (hátt), is prominent;

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Ólafr konungr stóð í lyptingu ok bar hann (acc.) hátt mjök, stood out conspicuously;

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e-t berr á milli, comes between;

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leiti (acc.) bar á milli, a hill hid the prospect;

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fig. e-m berr e-t á milli, they are at variance about a thing;

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mart (acc.) berr nú fyrir augu mér, many things come now before my eyes;

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veiði (acc.) berr í hendr e-m, game falls to one’s lot;

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e-t berr undan, goes amiss, fails;

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~ saman, to coincide;

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bar nöfn þeirra saman, they had the same name;

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fig., with dat.; bar öllum sögum vel saman, all the stories agreed well together;

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fund várn bar saman, we met;

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3) ~ at, til, við, at hendi, til handa, to befall, happen, with dat. of the person;

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svá bar at einn vetr, it happened one winter;

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þó at þetta vandræði (acc.) hafi nú borit oss (dat.) at hendi, has befallen us;

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bar honum svá til, it so befell him;

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þat bar við (it so happened), at Högni kom;

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raun (acc.) berr á, it is proved by fact;

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4) of time, to fall upon;

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ef þing (acc.) berr á hina helgu viku, if the parliament falls in the holy week;

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~ í móti, to coincide, happen exactly at the same time;

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5) denoting cause;

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e-t berr til, causes a thing;

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konungr spurði, hvat til bæri úgleði hans, what was the cause of his grief;

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ætluðu þat þá allir, at þat mundi til ~, that that was the reason;

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berr e-m nauðsyn til e-s, one is obliged to do a thing;

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6) e-t berr undir e-n, falls to a person’s lot;

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hon á arf at taka, þegar er undir hana berr, in her turn;

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e-t berr frá, is surpassing;

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er sagt, at þat (acc.) bæri frá, hvé vel þeir mæltu, it was extraordinary how well they spoke;

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7) e-t berr bráðum, happens of a sudden;

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e-t berr stóru, stórum (stœrrum), it amounts to much (more), it matters a great deal (more), it is of great (greater) importance;

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8) absol. or with an adv., vel, illa, with infin.;

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e-m berr (vel, illa) at gera e-t, it becomes, beseems one (well, ill) to do a thing (berr yðr vel, herra, at sjá sannindi á þessu máli);

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used absol., berr vel, illa, it is beseeming, proper, fit, or unbeseeming, improper, unfit (þat þykkir eigi illa ~, at).

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II)

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(að), v. to make bare (hon ~ði likam sinn).

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III)

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f. she-bear, = birna.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚱᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary