Where does upbearing come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

upbearing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of upbear

"One who is conscious of the strong upbearings and full onflowings of these mighty Scripture tides longs to see a keel that can reach and feel and indicate their presence and their strength."

From Middle English upberinge, upberynge, equivalent to upbear + -ing.

upbearings (plural)

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