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withbore

withbore is the simple past of withbear.

Meaning of withbear

Verb

withbear (third-person singular simple present withbears, present participle withbearing, simple past withbore, past participle withborne)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) 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
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To bring or gather in, as of crops; bring together.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To bear with; endure.

Questions about withbore

What is withbore the simple past of?
Withbore is the simple past of withbear.

Words near withbore in the dictionary

  1. withaperuvin
  2. withaperuvins
  3. withbear
  4. withbearing
  5. withbears
  6. withbore
  7. withborne
  8. withcall
  9. withcalled
  10. withcalling
  11. withcalls

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