Irish

Verb

beir ‎(present analytic beireann, future analytic béarfaidh, verbal noun breith, past participle beirthe) (transitive, intransitive)

1. bear, give birth to (of persons, usually autonomously with do)

   Rug sí lao.‎ ― She bore a calf.

   Rugadh iníon di.‎ ― She bore a daughter.

2. (of birds) lay
3. bear away, win
4. bring, take
5. proceed, advance

Conjugation

Derived terms

• beir ar ‎(“catch; overtake”)

Etymology 2

Inflected form of beidh.

Verb

beir

1. (literary, Munster) second-person singular future of bí

   Beir ana-shásta ansin.‎

   You will be very happy there.

Usage notes

The modern standard form is the analytic construction beidh tú.

Mutation

References

• "beir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “beirid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʲerʲ/

Verb

·beir (present), beir (imperative)

1. third-person singular present conjunct of beirid
2. second-person singular imperative of beirid

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

Verb

beir ‎(past rug, future beiridh, verbal noun breith, past participle beirte)

1. carry, bear
2. catch

Participles

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “beirid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.