withbear

verb — 3 senses

withbear

verb

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

1

Obsolete To carry or bear (something) away.

  • 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.c. 1500,, Jean (d'Arras), Melusine
  • 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.1866, Alexander M'neel-Caird, Mary Stuart:
2

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

3

Obsolete To bear with; endure.

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