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Definition of 'abear'

English

Verb

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  • (obsolete) To bear; to carry.
  • (transitive|reflexive|obsolete) To behave; to comport oneself.
  • *1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , V.12:
  • *:So did the Faerie knight himselfe abeare, / And stouped oft his head from shame to shield [...].

    • Usage notes

    * (endure) Used in the negative nowadays.

    Derived terms

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    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (obsolete) Bearing, behavior.

    • Similar to 'abear'

    aberr, abhor, aper, aber, affair, appear, aver, affor, afar, appr, apar, afear, abbr, affear, affeer, abir, avower, abhour, appar, avoyer, appair, apair, ayvar