ABEAR
Etymology
Verb
abear (third-person singular simple present abears, present participle abearing, simple past abore, past participle aborne or aborn)
(transitive, now rare, regional) To put up with; to endure. [from 9th c.]
(transitive, obsolete) To bear; to carry. [10th-15th c.]
(transitive, reflexive, obsolete) To behave; to comport oneself. [16th-17th c.]
Usage notes
• (endure): Used in the negative nowadays.
Noun
abear (plural abears)
(obsolete) Bearing, behavior. [14th-17th c.]
Anagrams
• AbarĂ©, Areba, Raabe, abare
Source: Wiktionary
A*bear", v.t. Etym: [AS. aberan; pref. a- + beran to bear.]
1. To bear; to behave. [Obs.] So did the faery knight himself abear. Spenser.
2. To put up with; to endure. [Prov.] Dickens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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