bära

See also: bara, Bara, bára, Bára, bāra, barā, båra, 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, Norwegian bære, and English bear.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

bära (present bär, preterite bar, supine burit, imperative bär)

to carry; to lift and transport anywhere else
- 1914, Dan Andersson, Kolarhistorier, "Utrivning", page 34
  Isen var så tjock och där var så djupt till vattnet att man fick ställa sig på knä i snön för att ösa upp vatten i hinken.
  Två sådana fans, vi buro upp dem fulla och ställde dem ett stycke från milan.
  The ice there was so thick and it was so deep to the water that one had to get down on ones knees in the snow, to scoop up water into the bucket.
  There were two of those, and we carried them filled and put them down a bit away from the charcoal pile.
to wear; e.g. a piece of clothing or jewelry
(often with a particle like upp) to support, to bear
Taket bärs upp av pelare
The roof is supported by columns
Jag hoppas isen bär
I hope the ice will carry us (be able to support us)
(somewhat dated) to lead to; end up at

Conjugation

Conjugation of bära (class 4 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	bära		bäras
Supine	burit		burits
Imperative	bär		—
Imper. plural¹	bären		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	bär	bar	bärs, bäres	bars
Ind. plural¹	bära	buro	bäras	buros
Subjunctive²	bäre	bure	bäres	bures
	Participles
Present participle	bärande
Past participle	buren
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

(lead to): leda (till)

Derived terms

bortbära
innebära
uppbära
bärverk
alla vägar bär till Rom
bära marskalkstaven i ränseln

References

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