Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛr/, [b̥æɐ̯]

Noun

bær n (singular definite bærret, plural indefinite bær)

1. berry

Inflection

Etymology 2

See bære.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛːr/, [b̥æɐ̯ˀ]

Verb

bær

1. imperative of bære

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bœr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paiːr/ ()

  Rhymes: -aiːr

Noun

bær m ‎(genitive singular bæjar, nominative plural bæir)

1. farm
2. town

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ber.

Noun

bær n ‎(definite singular bæret, indefinite plural bær, definite plural bæra or bærene)

1. a berry

Derived terms

• bjørnebær
• blåbær
• jordbær
• tranebær

Etymology 2

Verb

bær

1. imperative of bære

References

“bær” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ber.

Noun

bær n ‎(definite singular bæret, indefinite plural bær, definite plural bæra)

1. a berry

Derived terms

• bjørnebær
• blåbær
• jordbær
• tranebær

References

• “bær” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Adjective

bær

1. bare, naked, unconcealed

   Wit her baru standaþ unwered wædo: we stand here naked, unprotected by garments. (Cædmon's Metrical Paraphrase)

Declension

Derived terms

• barian
• bærlīċe

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse ber, from Proto-Germanic *bazją.

Noun

bær n

1. berry

Declension

Descendants

• Swedish: bär