Middle English Dictionary Entry
ibēren v.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | ibēren v.(2) |
| Etymology | OE; cp. WS gebǣran. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. beren v.(2) & ibere n.
1.
(a) To cry out, howl, lament; (b) to behave, act.
Associated quotations
a
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)30288 : Nu we maȝen wepen and wanliche i-beren.
- c1225 St.Juliana (Roy 17.A.27)46/398 : He wes imaket þus armest alre þinge & iberde as fulwiht.
b
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)21010 : Heore gome ilomp heom seoluen to scame, & swa deð wel iwære þe mon þe swa ibereð [Otho: þat vuel wircheþ].