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bearde
n.
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Bearing, conduct;
niþinges bearde
, cowardly conduct;
uppe niþinges bearde
, on pain of being branded as a coward.
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abēre
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Gesture, sign.
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bē̆r(e
n.(9)
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bere
25 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Outcry, clamor; commotion, disturbance;
maken ber
, cry out, make a noise or commotion; (b) bearing, gesture, manner;
taken ber
, conduct (oneself), behave.
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ibēre
n.
7 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A cry, scream; clamor, outcry; (b) manners, behavior;
leaslice ibere
, unseemly behavior, buffoonery.
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