bär

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bar" and Appendix:Variations of "baer"

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -æːr

Etymology 1

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

Noun

bär n

  1. a berry
    • (Can we date this quote?), traditional, “Uti vår hage [In Our Pasture]”‎[1]:
      Uti vår hage, där växa [old present tense plural, usually växer] blå bär. Kom hjärtansfröjd. Vill du mig något så träffas vi där. Kom liljor och akvileja. Kom rosor och saliveja. Kom ljuva krusmynta. Kom hjärtansfröjd.
      In our pasture, [there] blue berries grow. Come lemon balm ["heart's delight," more commonly citronmeliss]. If you need me ["if you want me something" – expresses wanting to talk to someone regarding something], we will meet there. Come lilies and columbine [dated, more commonly akleja]. Come roses and sage [rare, usually salvia]. Come sweet [lovely] spearmint. Come lemon balm.
Declension
Declension of bär
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bär bärs
definite bäret bärets
plural indefinite bär bärs
definite bären bärens
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bär

  1. inflection of bära:
    1. present indicative
    2. imperative

References

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