ontberen

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch ontbēren, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną (“to bear”). Equivalent to ont- +‎ beren, see also baren. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈbeː.rə(n)/ Hyphenation: ont‧be‧ren Rhymes: -eːrən === Verb === ontberen (transitive) to lack (to not have) (intransitive, archaic) to lack (to be missing, to be absent) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ontbering ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: ontbeer == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *antberan. Equivalent to ont- +‎ beren (“to bear, carry”). === Verb === ontbēren to avoid doing to neglect, to put aside to lack ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: ontberen === Further reading === “ontberen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “ontberen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN