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  • verb archaic Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bear.

Etymologies

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From bear +‎ -eth, the archaic third-person singular present tense suffix

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Examples

  • The word beareth this gloss, even according to the confession of those who expound it otherwise in this place, to wit, for an image or representation of the cross.

    The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) George Gillespie 1630

  • My lord hath heard tell of a cup of gold that a damsel beareth, that is right rich and of greater worth than aught he hath seen this long time, and a knight goeth with the damsel that beareth the cup, and saith that none may have it save he be the Best

    The High History of the Holy Graal Anonymous 1869

  • Godscroft, "we will not omit here, (to shut up all,) the judgment of those times concerning him, in a rude verse indeed, yet such as beareth witness of his true magnanimity and invincible mind in either fortune: --

    Waverley Novels — Volume 12 Walter Scott 1801

  • "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:"

    Blind Faith? 2009

  • "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:"

    Blind Faith? 2009

  • This plaguy Serpent cannot be slain, for the soothsayers aver it beareth a charmed life, but it were a mighty achievement, if for only one year, the realm could be relieved of its oppression.

    PodCastle » PodCastle 89: The Queen’s Triplets 2010

  • This plaguy Serpent cannot be slain, for the soothsayers aver it beareth a charmed life, but it were a mighty achievement, if for only one year, the realm could be relieved of its oppression.

    PodCastle » 2010 » February 2010

  • … [C] harity that suffereth long and is kind ... not only believeth and hopeth, but beareth and endureth all things.

    'Trivial Complaints:' The Role of Privacy in Domestic Violence Law and Activism in the U.S. 2008

  • But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

    Matthew Yglesias » The Warren Factor 2008

  • Genesis 9:15: And I will remember my covenant with you, and with every living soul that beareth flesh: and there shall no more be waters of a flood to destroy all flesh.

    The Ark Boyd Morrison 2009

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