Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

withbear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: with-bear
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To carry or bear (something) away.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To bring or gather in, as of crops; bring together.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To bear with; endure.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"For he knew nat what she was that spak with hym / and neuertheles he ansuerde to her: 'My dere lady, nought of myn owne ye withbere / but only that ye passe & goo thrugh my land / and it is grett shame to me."
"Yf she be hable to make any power at home, she shall be withborne and herself keapt from all other comfort than her own nobilitie."

Etymology

From Middle English withberen, equivalent to with- + bear.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: with
Root: withberen

Usage

Inflected Forms

withbears (present, singular) withbearing (participle, present) withbore (past) withborne (participle, past) withbere (alternative)

Questions

What does withbear mean?: To carry or bear (something) away.
Where does withbear come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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