beran
Basque edit
Adjective edit
beran
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *baranъ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
beran m anim
- ram (male sheep)
- (expressive) stubborn person
- (obsolete, derogatory) evangelical
Declension edit
Noun edit
beran m inan or m anim
- ram (heavy device for battering down walls)
- ram (heavy metal weight for driving piles)
- ram (device on a ship for ramming other ships)
- (agriculture) conical hay drying rack
- (popular) garland of dogwood or yarrow branches for Palm Sunday
- (in the plural, sports, slang) curved bicycle handlebars
Declension edit
when inanimate:
when animate:
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
Northern Kurdish edit
Etymology edit
Related to berx (lamb), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥h₁ḗn (“ram”), see there for more. Compare also Proto-Slavic *baranъ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
beran m
Old Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną.
Verb edit
beran
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
- Middle Dutch: bēren
Further reading edit
- “beran”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti.
Cognate with Old Frisian bera, Old Saxon beran, Old Dutch beran, Old High German beran, Old Norse bera, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (bairan). The Indo-European root was also the source of Old Irish biru, Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō), Latin ferre.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
beran
- to carry, bear, hold
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"
- ...þā læġ þǣr sum creopere lama fram cildhāde sē wæs dæġhwāmlīce ġeboren tō þām beorhtan ġete þæt hē ælmessan underfencge æt þām infarendum...
- Then lay there a cripple, lame from childhood, who was daily carried to the 'Beautiful' Gate, that he might receive alms from those entering.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Clement the Martyr"
- Þā sē enġel ġelǣhte hine be þām feaxe and hine bær tō Babylōne.
- Then the angel grabbed him by the hair and carried him to Babylon.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
- Sē rīċa and sē þearfa sind weġfērende on þisse weorolde. Sē rīċa birþ māre þonne hē behōfiġe tō his formetum, sē ōðer birþ ǣmtiġne pusan. For þȳ sċeal sē rīċa dǣlan his byrðenne wiþ þone þearfan: þonne wanaþ hē þā byrðenne his synna, and þām þearfan ġehilpþ.
- The rich and the poor are both wayfarers in this world. The rich carry more than they need for the journey, while the poor hold an empty sack. That's why the rich should share their burden with the poor. That way they can lighten the burden of their sins, and help the poor.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"
- to wear
- to sustain, support
- to bring forth, produce, give birth
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans
- On þām dagum wæs Alexander ġeboren on Crēcum.
- At that time, Alexander was born in Greece.
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans
Conjugation edit
| infinitive | beran | berenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | bere | bær |
| second person singular | birest, birst | bǣre |
| third person singular | bireþ, birþ | bær |
| plural | beraþ | bǣron |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | bere | bǣre |
| plural | beren | bǣren |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ber | |
| plural | beraþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| berende | (ġe)boren | |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Old High German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną, whence also Old Saxon beran, Old English beran, Old Norse bera, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (bairan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.
Verb edit
beran
- to bear
Conjugation edit
| infinitive | beran | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | biru, biro | bar |
| 2nd person singular | biris, birist | bāri |
| 3rd person singular | birit | bar |
| 1st person plural | berem, beremēs | bārum, bārumēs |
| 2nd person plural | beret | bārut |
| 3rd person plural | berant | bārun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | bere | bāri |
| 2nd person singular | berēs, berēst | bārīs, bārīst |
| 3rd person singular | bere | bāri |
| 1st person plural | berēm, beremēs | bārīm, bārīmēs |
| 2nd person plural | berēt | bārīt |
| 3rd person plural | berēn | bārīn |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | bir | |
| plural | beret | |
| participle | present | past |
| beranti | giboran | |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Old Saxon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną, whence also Old English beran, Old High German beran, Old Norse bera, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (bairan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.
Verb edit
beran
- to bear
- (Can we date this quote?), Heliand, verse 2309:
- thena lefna lamon bārun mid is beddiu
- They were bearing the living lame man with his bed
Conjugation edit
| infinitive | beran | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | biru | bar |
| 2nd person singular | biris | bāri |
| 3rd person singular | birid | bar |
| plural | berad | bārun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | bere | bāri |
| 2nd person singular | beres | bāris |
| 3rd person singular | bere | bāri |
| plural | beren | bārin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | ber | |
| plural | berad | |
| participle | present | past |
| birandi | giboran, boran | |