bära

See also: bara, Bara, bára, Bára, bāra, barā, bæra, and bara-

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bæra, from Old Norse bera, from Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (whence also börja, bår and barn). Cognate with Danish bære and Norwegian bære. [1]

See the English verb bear.

Pronunciation
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Verb

bära

  1. to carry; to lift and transport anywhere else
  2. to wear; e.g. a piece of clothing or jewelery
  3. (somewhat dated) to lead to; end up at

Conjugation
Conjugation of bära (class 4 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive bära bäras
Present tense bär bärs , bäres
Past tense bar bars
Supine burit burits
Imperative bär —
Present participle bärande
Past participle buren

Synonyms
  • (lead to): leda (till)
lead to

References
  1. bära in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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