Danish edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse ber.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bɛr/, [ˈb̥ɛɐ̯], [ˈpɛɐ̯]

Noun edit

bær n (singular definite bærret, plural indefinite bær)

  1. berry
Inflection edit
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bɛːˀr/, [ˈb̥ɛˀɐ̯], [ˈb̥ɛɐ̯ˀ]

Verb edit

bær

  1. imperative of bære

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse bǿr.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /paiːr/ (
    (file)
    )
    Rhymes: -aiːr

Noun edit

bær m (genitive singular bæjar, nominative plural bæir)

  1. farm
  2. town

Declension edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse ber.

Noun edit

bær n (definite singular bæret, indefinite plural bær, definite plural bæra or bærene)

  1. a berry
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

bær

  1. imperative of bære

References edit

“bær” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

From Old Norse ber,[1] from Proto-Germanic *bazją. Akin to English berry.

Noun edit

bær n (definite singular bæret, indefinite plural bær, definite plural bæra)

  1. a berry
Inflection edit
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse bærr,[1] from Proto-Germanic *bēriz. Doublet of -bar.

Adjective edit

bær (neuter bært, definite singular and plural bære, comparative bærare, indefinite superlative bærast, definite superlative bæraste)

  1. (chiefly of cattle) about to calve, or which recently has calved
    Synonyms: drektig (gestating), tidd (gestating)
  2. (more generally, or in compounds) carrying
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

bær

  1. present tense of bæra (non-standard since 1938)
  2. imperative of bæra (non-standard since 1938)

Etymology 4 edit

Adjective edit

bær (neuter bært, definite singular and plural bære, comparative bærare, indefinite superlative bærast, definite superlative bæraste)

  1. (obsolete, dialectal or eye dialect) alternative spelling of berr (bare)

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 “bær” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ivar Aasen (1850), “Bær”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog, Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

Anagrams edit

Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *baʀ, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰosós.

Germanic cognates: Old Frisian bar, Old Saxon bar, Middle Dutch bar, baer (Dutch bar, baar), Old High German bar (German bar), Old Norse berr (Swedish bar, Norwegian Nynorsk berr).

Indo-European cognates: Proto-Balto-Slavic *basas (Lithuanian bãsas, Latvian bass, Russian босо́й (bosój), Polish bosy), Albanian mbath (I wear).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

bær

  1. bare, naked, unconcealed
    • Wit her baru standaþ unwered wædo.We stand here naked, unprotected by garments. (Cædmon's Metrical Paraphrase)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Old Norse edit

Adjective edit

bær

  1. strong feminine nominative singular of bærr
  2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of bærr

Old Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic *bazją.

Noun edit

bær n

  1. berry

Declension edit

Descendants edit