forberan

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *fraberaną (“to hold back, endure”), equivalent to for- +‎ beran. Cognate with Old Frisian forbera (“to forfeit”), Middle High German verbërn (“to have not; abstain”), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (frabairan, “to endure”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /for.beˈrɑn/ === Verb === forberan to abstain, refrain, restrain, forbear; bear away from; keep away from to endure, suffer ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: forberen English: forbear Scots: forbere, forbeir